The bible and the book of mormon both claim to be ancient, historical texts, and godbreathed scripture. Book of mormonanachronismsbiblicaldocumentary hypothesis. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable. As men focus their attention in other areas of research, bits of cultural and linguistic evidence come to the forefront as additional testimonies of the book of mormon. The guys who did south park did book of mormon on broadway. The writers of the bible didnt know anything about the people living on the other side of the world. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures.
But i did a little studying on that one and bethlehem was like a. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah other significant connections between the two books include book of mormon words and phrases that only appear in. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. On the other hand, the book of mormon easily is exposed as fiction when compared to and contrasted with the bible, which mormons claim is the word of god.
Jul 05, 2008 joseph smith translated the book of mormon directly from the original writings, with direct guidance from the holy ghost. Believe it or not the archaeological achilles heel of the book of mormon is not the multiple cities it discusses that have never been found, but rather the one city it mentions that is actually real. As a church we use the bible no less than we do the book of mormon whether individual members choose to focus on the book of mormon more or not themselves is not for my comment. It does not tear it down, but it testifies of the bibles truthfulness. The book of mormon hasa diga eebowai lyrics by azmad202. Nov 06, 2006 order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. As the movie points out, albeit in an attempt to bring further condemnation on. Do you know how to show a mormon person the difference in reliability between the bible and the book of mormon. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. If you are lds, please watch this movie and pray that the lord will reveal to you what is true the book of mormon or the bible. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. Listen in on their fascinating high stakes discussion and follow along as they travel throughout the. Exlatter day saint families on youtube shine a little more light on the theological and practical inconsistencies of the historical and current leaders and prophets, but this documentary really just gives a black and white comparison of the two books. This does not make it more important than the bible.
Jul 14, 2017 comparing the bible to the book of mormon, with compilation. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. This documentary places both volumes to archaeological, historical, and textual scrutiny in order to determine which can legitimately be called authentic historical texts.
Because of its gross misrepresentations and double standards, fairmormon decided to also produce a video. Notice how the mormon writings will both agree and contradict each other as well as the bible. For 26 consecutive weeks beginning on january 2, 1997, there appeared an accurate and informative series of newspaper articles in the wetumpka herald circulation 4,400 entitled the bible and the book of mormon connecting links. Order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. Why were afraid of mormons bu today boston university. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or.
Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. In terms of theology and doctrine, most of what is in the bible and the book of mormon is unproveable and must be taken on faith. Obviously, the mormons have attempted to give credence to their scripture by comparing it to the bible. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faiththe very word of god. Criticism of mormonismvideothe bible vs the book of mormon. Below is a chart outlining the characteristics scholars see in the different sources of. The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. Church members officially regard the book of mormon as the most correct book of scripture, in that a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than any other book. Yet in the past several decades, the mormon church has transformed itself from a. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Church members believe that the book of mormon is more correct than the bible because the bible was the result of a multiplegeneration translation process and the book of mormon was not. Jul 06, 2011 the bible came first, not the book of mormon.
These are thirteen statements of belief written by joseph smith to explain the religion to a newspaper editor. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. It does not tear it down, but it testifies of the bible s truthfulness. I have heard people say this before, but i have read both books and i didnt notice any contradictions. Its put together in a very credible, nonpreachy way. Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published with the permission of the neal a.
Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life. Joseph smith did not write the book of mormon, he translated it. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc. The only one i noticed was that in the bible it says jesus was born in bethlehem and in the bom it says he was born in jerusalem. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical. They will put biblical prophets and mormon prophets to the test in order to find out if their predictions actually took place in history. Criticism of mormonismvideothe bible vs the book of. These claims have historically been taken on faith.
You can almost certainly tell in any crime drama that if somebody quotes the bible, youre later. This video is a sidebyside comparison of the historical and archaeological validity of the bible and the book of mormon. Recently, a push poll informed people that the church considered the book of mormon to be more important than the bible. Id also recommend the documentary sons of perdition, that focuses. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. In this unique documentary, produced entirely in israel, a christian and a mormon sit down to dialogue about one of the most. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.
The bible itself says that it is the word of god and that every word of god is pure and that as a whole it is preserved by god. The book of mormon, kramer enlisted the help of a number of archaeologists in an attempt to. 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. In addition to the 20 helps we thought itd be handy for our readers to also have a sidebyside comparison of the bible, book of mormon and other lds teachings. The book of mormon is not more important than the bible. This is actually a video rebuttal to an anti mormon video called the bible vs. The bible and the book of mormon both have similar objectives. Of course, it would be easy for joseph smith to include these things in the book of mormon, if in fact it was first written in his own day, rather than many centuries earlier as he claimed it had been. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, commonly called the mormon church, regards the bible as part of the holy scriptures, considers it sacred, and knows that is the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. This book is an outgrowth of those articles and the public reaction which the articles engendered. Furthermore, a crucial element of the mormon religion.
When the bible and the book of mormon are tested for authenticity, which one will. The book of mormon contains extensive quotes from isaiah some twentytwo chapters of the prophet are found in the book, in many cases quoted verbatim from the king james version. In 2005, living hope ministries produced the video bible vs the book of mormon in an attempt to disprove the book of mormon. The belief stems from one of the thirteen articles of faith. At the beginning of the book of mormon narrative, a jerusalem prophet named lehi is warned of the impending destruction of the city around 600 b.
The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. This documentary places both volumes to archaeological, historical, and. More could be said about how the book of mormon does not agree with the bible, but this is sufficient to show that one cannot take both as being the word of god.
Nov, 2009 the writers of the bible didnt know anything about the people living on the other side of the world. The book of mormon but is considerably more advanced in its overall production. The book of mormon compliments and supports the bible. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. Oct 06, 2005 this video is a sidebyside comparison of the historical and archaeological validity of the bible and the book of mormon.
No original transcripts exist for either the bible or the book of mormon, the linguist and presenter assign originality to copies of manuscripts of the bible, and also assume that the bible as in its current form are what they are talking about, and that is simply not the case. Jerusalem is the only city that is found in both the bible. The purpose of the book is to convince the jew and the gentile that jesus is the christ. The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10. The book of mormon teaches that god has flesh and bones and that he has a wife with whom they produce spirit offspring in heaven that will inhabit human bodies on earth. Book of mormon i am africa lyrics by rick whitehead. It is written in english very similar to the early modern english linguistic style of the king james version of the bible, and has since been fully or partially translated. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. The bible and the book of mormon for over 100 years, mormon archaeologists have searched in vain for indisputable proof of book of mormon civilizations. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. It mostly consists of evidences of the book of mormon. The mormons, a new documentary series about the church of jesus christ of.
Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life after. As is true with living hope ministries other films, the bible vs. They are both the word of god, and no word of god is of any greater value than another. No original transcripts exist for either the bible or the book of mormon, the linguist. The bible is the first witness and the book of mormon bears a second witness that all the promises, prophecies, and miracles in the bible are true.
But is there any evidence to support them one way or the other. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. More specifically, it is a collection of books the word bible literally means the books written by prophets over centuries. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. Plain truths of god are taught by the spirit of god. The book of mormon but is considerably more advanced in. As a result, the book of mormon remains true to the original intent of the authors.
And whereas the bible is organically linked to the earthly ministry of jesus christ by extensive surviving manuscript evidence going back as far as a. This is, in part, because church members believe the bible was the result of a multiplestep translation process and the book of mormon was not. This is actually a video rebuttal to an antimormon video called the bible vs. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv.
I believe the bible is the word of god, its his book written to us not our book to reinterpret and change because there are bits that dont suit us. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book of mormon is known as a second witness for jesus christ, and the bible and book of mormon are carried and used together by the missionaries and members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, thus fulfilling the scripture and the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. Is the book of mormon more important than the bible. The way you can attempt to answer the question, is the bible really inspireddoes it have a divine originis to see whether the bible has marks of the supernatural. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon is sometimes called a companion volume to the bible. It contains a history of gods dealings with the ancient world since the days of adam until after christs death and resurrection, and continue reading the bible vs the book of mormon. Not everyone that saith unto me, lord, lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. Again the book of mormon contradicts the bible, because it has many aspects of salvation being practiced long before they were truly in effect. In this unique documentary, produced entirely in israel, a christian and a mormon sit down to dialogue about one of the most important questions of faith.