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Topic: Book of Mormon authorship


  
  Encyclopedia: Book of Mormon
The Book of Alma is one of the books of the Book of Mormon.
Fourth Nephi is one of the books of the Book of Mormon.
This Book of Mormon teaching, in effect, shows that the God of Israel and the Messiah are one and the same being, Jesus Christ; He is [God] of the Old Testament ("Father," representing God the Father) and Lord of the New Testament ("Son"), which is exactly what the LDS church teaches.
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 Book of Mormon Authorship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The internal complexity of the Book of Mormon is often cited as a strong indication of multiple authorship.
And from the Book of Mormon, in Alma 41:13-14 (cf.
The especially precise and beautiful crafting of several Book of Mormon texts further supports the idea that their authors deliberately and painstakingly followed ancient literary conventions, which is inconsistent with seeing the New England born Joseph Smith as the author of these passages.
www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/bom/authorship_eom.htm   (1149 words)

  
 Book of Mormon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The format of The Book of Mormon is similar to that of the (The sacred writings of the Christian religions) Bible.
The Words of Mormon written in AD (additional info and facts about 385) 385 by (The ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Mormon Church) Mormon, is a short introduction to the books of Mosiah, Alma, Helaman, 3 Nephi and 4 Nephi.
Few Mormons would argue that desiring multiple wives is good, but since the same passage states indirectly that God sometimes commands his people to have more than one wife, this passage can also be interpreted as being consistent with the doctrine of plural marriage.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/book_of_mormon.htm   (3451 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Book of Mormon Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of Mormonism first published in Palmyra, New York, USA, in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr The book's self-declared main purpose is to testify of Jesus Christ, through the writings of ancient American prophets.
Along with the Bible, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the scriptural canon of numerous churches that grew out of the religious movement begun by Joseph Smith, Jr, sometimes called the Latter Day Saint movement.
Book of Mormon in Mormonism">3 Role of the Book of Mormon in Mormonism
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 Book of Mormon Reading List
The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture, 1988.
Matthews, Robert J. "The Doctrine of the Resurrection as Taught in the Book of Mormon." BYU Studies 30/3 (1990): 41 56.
Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, Provo, Utah: FARMS, 2002.
farms.byu.edu /publications/readinglist/bom.php   (967 words)

  
 FAIR Topical Guide: Book of Mormon
Alma the Younger is to the Book of Mormon as Paul is to the New Testament.
The book of Mormon was principally inscribed by Mormon and Moroni.
Robert L. Millet, "The Book of Mormon, Historicty, and Faith," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (Provo: FARMS, 1993), 1-13 The historicity of the Book of Mormon record is crucial.
www.fairlds.org /apol/ai105.html   (3015 words)

  
 Book of Mormon --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Mormons hold that it is a divinely inspired work revealed to and translated by the founder of their religion, Joseph Smith.
The founder of Utah and patriarch of the Mormon church, Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801, in Whitingham, Vt. He became a painter and glazier, and at 23, when he could support a wife, he married Miriam Angeline Works.
John Foxe's Book of Martyrs was a record of English Protestants persecuted by Queen Mary Tudor.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9053771   (823 words)

  
 Book of Mormon books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon 2d ed.
The Book of Mormon : The Keystone Scripture (Symposium Vol 1)
The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible.
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 Mercy, Justice, and the Atonement in the Book of Mormon: Modern or Ancient Concepts?
One of the most profound features of the Book of Mormon is its clear and powerful discourse on the Atonement of Christ, clearly teaching of its necessity and its eternal, infinite nature as part of God's divine plan to allow the principle of mercy to shield sinners from the demands of justice, another divine principle.
The Book of Mormon also repeatedly teaches that the Law of Moses and animal sacrifices in particular were a symbol of the great Atonement of Christ (e.g., Alma 34:13-16).
The discourse in the Book of Mormon restores ancient truths that were lost or muddled during the Apostasy.
www.jefflindsay.com /LDSFAQ/mercy.shtml   (16679 words)

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