1840 book of mormon and 1981

Roberts, expressed a strong desire to abandon the idea that joseph received the text of the book of mormon directly from god. Church removes racial references in book of mormon headings. The introduction to the book of mormon the church of. See thomas hartwell horne, bibliographical notes on the book of jasher london. In 1981, part two of the churchs historic english scriptures project came to fruition with new editions of the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and pearl of great price. The book of mormon was carefully revised by the translator. Since 1981, he has been writing about rare mormon documents.

Before the 1980 edition of the book of mormon, 2 nephi 30. Introductory pages of the book of mormon book of mormon central. There are many other instances of the u spelling though, including the first occurrence. Private collector of rare mormon books, the 1830 first edition book of mormon, mormon art and artifacts, historic mormon paintings, autographed historical documents, early mormon historical photographs, mormon imprints from palmyra, zion, kirtland, and nauvoo, and anything related to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints.

The account, known as the book of mormon, first published in 1830, primarily. Aug 30, 2017 there have been several lds editions of the book of mormon between 1830 and 1981, including the 1837 kirtland edition, 1840 nauvoo edition, 1841 european edition, 1852 european edition, 1879 deseret news edition, and the 1920 edition. Sep 23, 2008 the 1981 edition is also the edition which has been most read by mormons and nonmormons, especially since president bensons push to flood the earth or at least, thrift store bookshelves with the book of mormon. Those fundamentalists and many other people dont realize that that change was first made by joseph smith for the 1840 nauvoo edition of the book of mormon. The change in the 1981 edition seems to be an attempt to bring the book of mormon up to speed with the 1978 revelation that allowed black members of the church to hold the priesthood. Changes to latterday scripture lds leaders have made. Since 1972, hajicek has been studying mormon origins. The miraculous printing of the 1840 edition of the book of. Book of mormon editions 18301981 the encyclopedia of.

The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. Rust, richard dilworth, the book of mormon, designed for our day. That first setting of the type for the title page text into two paragraphs by mr. It was first published march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The first and second rlds editions 1874, plano, illinois. Another testament of jesus christ an account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. This is the first published text of the book of mormon to show the precise history of many textual variants.

Of these seven different versions, the 1837 kirtland edition is the most rare. Original 1830 book of mormon page numbers red with corresponding 1981 current book of mormon verses. Unfortunately, accurate print and digital copies of the 1840 edition are scarce. Mar 18, 2016 the original reading of white and delightsome was retained in the lds textual tradition until the 1981 edition of the book of mormon, where it substituted white with the pure for the 1840 edition. At some point before the third edition went to press, joseph smith compared the printed text of the two previous editions 1830 and 1837 with the original manuscript, and found errors made in.

Thus the 1840 edition restores some of the readings of the original manuscript. While not directly explaining the title page of the book of mormon, rust nevertheless uses. When was another testament of christ added to the book. This change was originally made in the 1840 edition but. Joseph smith the prophet had translated the book of mormon from the golden plates and oliver cowdery and other scribes wrote his wor. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. When was another testament of christ added to the book of. Where in cincinnati was the third edition of the book of.

Gilbert in the forepart of june 1829 obviously established the twoparagraph pattern followed 1 in the 26 june 1829 article in the wayne sentinel, 2 in the first edition of the book of mormon, and 3 in all subsequent editions of the book of mormon in. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Ammaron ammoron variant book of mormon onomasticon. The introduction to the book of mormon was not a part of the original plates. Book of mormon wikisource, the free online library. Original 1830 book of mormon page numbers with corresponding. Prior to 1874, the rlds used an edition of the book of mormon published by james o. Holland, an analysis of selected changes in major editions of the book of.

New introductions, chapter summaries, and footnotes. Both the 1840 and 1842 editions were carefully revised by joseph smith. Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. Original 1830 book of mormon page numbers redwith corresponding 1981 current book of mormon verses. Book of mormon changes the fall of mormonism rich kelsey. One mormon president gave the following reason for this change. Some textual corrections were made to the book of mormon based on close comparisons with early manuscripts. Printed by shepard and stearns in cincinnati, ohio for eb.

The later lds editions descended from the 1841 liverpool book of mormon, which was reprinted from the kirtland edition. The 1981 edition is also the edition which has been most read by mormons and nonmormons, especially since president bensons push to flood the earth or at least, thrift store bookshelves with the book of mormon. Wright 1858, new york, basically a reprinting of the 1840 nauvoo edition. Martin harris agrees to mortgage his farm to pay for the. Church removes racial references in book of mormon. Book of mormontransmission from translator to printed text. Book of mormon 1981 wikisource, the free online library. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.

Since 1991, half of all new discoveries in mormon history have been by him. The book of mormon 1840 edition by the nauvoo press. Book of mormon editions 18301981 book of mormon central. One derived from a single family who fled jerusalem in 600 b. Publication history of the book of mormon church news. I am grateful to have been asked to discuss the title page of the book of mormon. And, most recently, the 1981 edition was prepared under the supervision of the scriptures publication. Later editions until 1981 white and delightsome 1981 to current edition pure and delightsome. According to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormon church, the book of mormon is a divinely inspired revelation that is complimentary to the bible. I noted that in the current edition 1981 the text of the title page is divided into twelve major statements.

The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. Non mormon writers have criticized the grammar of the book of mormon stating that god could not make the many grammatical mistakes that are found in the book of mormon. The text of this version is of the lds 1981 edition. A printing history of the book of mormon mormon historic sites. The account, known as the book of mormon, first published in 1830, primarily tells the story of gods dealings with two israelite civilizations living in the new world. The miraculous printing of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon. Figure 1 title page of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon. Book of mormon, 1837, page 0 the joseph smith papers. The first of these peoples, called jaredites, are supposed to have come to. Editions 18301981 the book of mormon critical text. Book of mormontransmission from translator to printed. Two major goals of each published edition of the book of mormon have been 1 to faithfully reproduce.

Chart to locate 1981 book of mormon verses in the original 1830 book of mormon since the original 1830 book of mormon did not have verses, and had different chapter divisions, this chart will aid in finding current book of mormon verses in the 1830 book of mormon. Two major goals of each published edition of the book of mormon have been 1 to faithfully reproduce the text. In summary, there are seven regular english versions of the book of mormon officially printed by the authority of the lds church in america 1830, 1837, 1840, 1842, 1879, 1920, and 1981. When the church of jesus christ of latterday saints issued a new edition of the book of mormon in 1981, a change was made to the text of 2 nephi 30. The change in the 1840 edition was probably made by joseph smith.

This change was originally made in the 1840 edition, lost, and then restored again in the 1981 edition this change was originally made in the 1840 edition but because subsequent editions were based off the european editions which followed the 1837 edition, the change did not get perpetuated until the preparation of the 1981 edition. In p, scribe 2 consistently wrote it as ammoron, although it is fairly evident from other instances in this manuscript that scribe 2 often wrote actual a s as o s. After the 1840 publication of the book of jasher by mordecai noah. Jun 18, 2019 the text of this version is of the lds 1981 edition. Types of changes in the book of mormon text the following statistics are derived from my computerized collation of the two manuscripts of the book of mormon the original and the printers manuscripts and 20 standard page 173 editions of the book of mormon fifteen lds editions, from 1830 to 1981, the 1858 wright edition, and four rlds. Specializing in the palmyra, 1830 first edition book of mormon.

Many of his observations were included as improvements in the 1981 lds edition of the book of mormon. This change was originally made in the 1840 edition, lost, and then restored again in the 1981 edition. The claim by the critics that the church has somehow hidden these items is seriously outdated. Indeed, the presentation of the title page found in the third edition of the book of mormon, printed in 1840 under the direction of joseph smith, ends with an explicit attribution of this text to moroni. There have been several lds editions of the book of mormon between 1830 and 1981, including the 1837 kirtland edition, 1840 nauvoo edition, 1841 european edition, 1852 european edition, 1879 deseret news edition, and the 1920 edition.

Another testament of jesus christ an account written by the hand. Introductory pages of the book of mormon book of mormon. No known copies survive, but the article was reprinted in other newspapers such as the niagara courier 27 august 1829. A critical text of the book of mormon was published in 19841987 by the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies. Jul 01, 2011 later mormon leaders including general authority brigham h. Some textual corrections were made to the book of mormon. In this article, i will survey the printing history of the book of. For the latterday saints the primary standard consists of the standard works of scripturethe bible, the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, and the pearl of great price. Mormons mormonism and rare mormon books related to the lds. The ten most expensive mormon books meridian magazine. Revised by joseph smith in comparison to the original manuscript.

Elder roberts reasoned that such a view made god responsible for the grammatical and spelling errors and would hinder people from accepting joseph smith and the. On the title page of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon pictured above is an important statement which reads, carefully revised by the translator. The article reproduces the title page of the book of mormon. At some point before the third edition went to press, joseph smith compared the printed text of the two previous editions 1830 and 1837 with the original manuscript, and. The publication history of the book of mormon bruce satterfield department of religious education, brigham young university idaho this article appeared in the church news, jan. Book of mormon 1840 nauvoo edition addeddate 20140521 16. A number of errors included in prior editions were corrected. Next, i obtained copies of the title pages from all major editions of the book of mormon. Thus, the text of all books of mormon dated from 1921 to 1980 is the same as 1920. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.

Joseph smith declared that the book of mormon was the most correct of any. The 1840 edition of the book of mormon was updated and printed during the lifetime of the prophet joseph smith, jr. In addition, royal skousen has extensively studied the original book of mormon manuscripts and published a critical text edition of the book of mormon. Not many of us have the 1920 edition at hand or earlier versions. May 14, 20 what may interest you is that there are twenty distinct editions of the book of mormon beginning with the first printing in 1830, and culminating with the current edition, first set and printed in 1981.

By 1840, more copies of the book of mormon were needed. First published in 1830, the book of mormon tells of the transoceanic migrations of two ancient near eastern peoples to the americas. Phelps in 1833, his 1837 and 1840 editions, his statement in 1842, and his 1842 edition all previously referred to, it is clear that had joseph lived longer, he would likely have continued to correct the text of the book of mormon to produce a book without human errors. Finally, the mormon church leaders became so embarrassed about the grammar that they decided to abandon the idea that god gave joseph smith the english that is found in the book. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken. What may interest you is that there are twenty distinct editions of the book of mormon beginning with the first printing in 1830, and culminating with the current edition, first set and printed in 1981. And, hyrum smith s first edition book of mormon sold several years ago for almost one million dollars. The prophet joseph smith said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was. The original reading of white and delightsome was retained in the lds textual tradition until the 1981 edition of the book of mormon, where it substituted white with the pure for the 1840 edition. It introduces the book of mormon to the modern reader by providing background information and a description of the book. I own samuel smith s first edition book of mormon 1830. It appears it was the last time the prophet corrected the book of mormon prior to a printing, making the resultant 1840 third edition an important source for the churchs 1981 printed edition, which latterday saints use today.

Book of mormontextual changeswhite changed to pure. In 1830, he published the resulting narratives as the book of mormon and founded the church of christ in western new york. The new edition was printed in cincinnati, ohio, in 1840, with additional copies being printed in nauvoo in 1841 and 1842. Book of mormon, 1840, page 0 the joseph smith papers. How can you believe that the book of mormon is perfect. This website makes the 1840 edition available for personal study or research purposes.

In the late 1820s, founder joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, announced that an angel had given him a set of golden plates engraved with a chronicle of ancient american peoples, which he had a unique gift to translate. Joseph smith the prophet had translated the book of mormon from the golden plates and oliver cowdery and other scribes wrote his words, which constituted the original manuscript. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Can you tell me when this book was published year and place. Understanding textual changes in the book of mormon. The 1830 edition, which was set from o, always spelled the name as ammaron. The book of mormon added in 1852deleted in 1981 the first book of nephi first added in p his reign and ministry. Larson, a study of some textual variations in the book of mormon comparing the original and the printers manuscripts and the 1830, the 1837 and the 1840 editions masters thesis, brigham young university, 1974. Mar 01, 2012 what may interest you is that there are twenty distinct editions of the book of mormon beginning with the first printing in 1830, and culminating with the current edition, first set and printed in 1981. Lds book of mormon 1830 ed signed joseph smith witnesses. The original book of mormon manuscript was placed in the cornerstone of the nauvoo house. Rather than go into full detail, ill list each of the editions, then mention the ones that may be pertinent to your copy. Nonmormon writers have criticized the grammar of the book of mormon stating that god could not make the many grammatical mistakes that are found in the book of mormon.

Hardcover, 581 pages this item has not been rated yet. The last major revision of the book of mormon occurred in 1981. It was placed in toto in the later editions the 9th and the 10th of hornes famous an introduction to the critical study and knowledge of the holy scriptures i. Lachoneus lachoneas variants book of mormon onomasticon. A booklet critically examining the work was published in 1833.