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  Joseph Smith - Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith - The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
This is the book that over 10 million people (including myself) at one time or another in their lives believe(d) to be scripture.
"The Book Of Mormon seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history, with the Old Testament for a model; followed by a tedious plagiarism of the New Testament.
www.lds-mormon.com /js.shtml   (250 words)

  
 JosephSmith.com - Joseph Smith American Prophet, Biography
Joseph Smith ran toward the window where he was shot in the back from inside the jail and shot in the chest from outside the jail.
Below is the Book of Mormon Challenge, an assignment that Professor Hugh Nibley at BYU sometimes gave to students in a required class on the Book of Mormon.
The main theme of the book of Helaman is the undermining of society by moral decay and criminal conspiracy; the powerful essay on crime is carried into the next book, where the ultimate dissolution of the Nephite government is described.
www.josephsmith.com   (2990 words)

  
 Walker, Whittaker, and Allen/Mormon History. Chapter 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mormons believed that their church was the "only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth," and they wrote with the settled conviction that this belief generated.
Mormon history, as written by the Mormons themselves, told of a new branch of God's chosen people who, like their New England forebears, dwelt in a "city upon a hill." They were part of a modern dispensation in which heavenly intentions were being made known in preparation for Jesus Christ's Second Coming.
Mormons wrote primarily to defend the faith, while their foes wrote with the hope of destroying the foundations of the Mormon "kingdom." There was little room for neutrality and no interest in asking the kinds of questions that, a century later, produced many outstanding, well-balanced works enjoyed by Mormon and non-Mormon alike.
www.press.uillinois.edu /epub/books/walker/01.html   (11036 words)

  
 An Introduction to the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith's role in bringing the Book of Mormon to light began with his first major religious experience, later known as the "First Vision." On this occasion, while praying for religious guidance in a grove near his home, he said he was visited by Jesus and forgiven of his sins.
Harris was considering financing publication of the Book of Mormon and sought confirmation of the genuineness of the ancient artifact.
There are fifteen smaller books in the Book of Mormon, contained within an initial section identified as the "Small Plates of Nephi." Following these, the "Large plates of Nephi" are said to have been kept by successive record-keeping prophets through generations and to have been condensed and abridged by Mormon.
www.signaturebookslibrary.org /essays/bookofmormon.htm   (1823 words)

  
 Book of Mormon Research Page
The Book of Mormon is one of the four standard works of the LDS church.
It is evident that Joseph Smith was inspired by a number of contemporary sources, which, together with his own fertile imagination, resulted in the Book of Mormon.
The Gospel of Barnabas and the Book of Mormon
www.2think.org /hundredsheep/mormon.shtml   (740 words)

  
 Recovery - Book of Mormon Witnesses
Joseph dictates the part of the Book of Mormon that mentions three special witnesses while all three are there with him.
According to historical evidence, the Mormon church's customary portrayal of the witnesses as eleven men of rational and critical mindsets, unquestioned honesty and integrity and unwavering commitment to the Mormon church and the Book of Mormon is far from true.
Current Mormon doctrine on the nature of God, the priesthood, use of temples, baptism for the dead, and men becoming gods, is nowhere contained in the Book of Mormon.
www.exmormon.org /file9.htm   (3472 words)

  
 MORMON, Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, LDS
Mormons, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) likewise have their "works"--temple ceremonies, wearing special garments, avoiding certain foods or drinks, tithing, temple worthiness pursuits, researching and being baptized in proxy for their ancestors and others, and missionary stints for their young people.
This book stresses the importance of the Priesthood to the Mormon Church.
We are taught that the Book of Mormon is the "most correct book" and that it contains the truth, the Word of God and the fullness of the gospel (Dand C 19: 26, 20:9, 27: 5, 42: 12 and 135:3).
www.macgregorministries.org /mormons/mormon_index.html   (2422 words)

  
 Mormon Truth and Book of Mormon Evidences: Not Proof, But Indications of Plausibility
The authors note that the Book of Mormon accurately describes the locations of the trails traversed by Lehi's group, including their relationship to the regions called "borders" in the Book of Mormon, where it is important to note that the Hebrew word for borders may regularly refer to mountainous regions.
The Book of Mormon indicates that Mulek was a surviving son of King Zedekiah (after the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem destroyed the royal household).
The language of the Book of Mormon cannot be explained as the English of Joseph Smith or the King James English of the Bible.
www.jefflindsay.com /BMEvidences.shtml   (17356 words)

  
 Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon
Depending on the source, Joseph Smith, the founder and First Prophet of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was a divinely-inspired spiritual leader whose recurring revelations and supernatural experiences legitimated his claim to power, a charlatan of incredible pursuasive abilities, or possibly even a brilliant paranoid schizophrenic.
Joseph Smith was born 1805 in Sharon, Vermont.
Although the Book seems fantastic to non-believers, to those who embraced the teachings of Smith, the story seemed rational; it offered a historical, tangibly-based (assuming the veracity of the golden plates), Biblically-validated way of looking at America's history at a crucial time when Americans were questioning their own place in the world.
xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/HNS/Mormons/smith.html   (1244 words)

  
 Did Joseph Smith invent the Book of Mormon?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1999, Signature Books published Inside the Mind of Joseph Smith--Psychobiography and the Book of Mormon by psychiatrist Robert D. Anderson.
In it, the author makes the case that Joseph Smith authored the Book of Mormon himself, and inadvertently used many occurrences and individuals from his own life history as prototypes for the events and characters in the Book of Mormon.
The Book of Mormon events in some retellings are more easily correspondable to events in Joseph's life than others, so I will draw a partial list of the more notable parallels here.
www.fiber.net /users/drshades/inside.htm   (430 words)

  
 Book of mormon - Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is one of four books of scripture accepted by the Church Joseph Smith's role in bringing the Book of Mormon to light began with his
It’s the real "proof" that the Book of Mormon is inspired Scripture, At first glance the Book of Mormon appears to be biblical in heft and style.
Book of Mormon page--Mormon Scripture examined--Book of Mormon in
xn--sbtu9xi7ihqw.com /jpiz/book-of-mormon.html   (470 words)

  
 Joseph Smith Book of Mormon Copyright
Immediately after publishing the Book of Mormon in 1830, Joseph received a revelation that Hiram Page and Oliver Cowdery were to go to Toronto, Canada to sell the copyright of the Book of Mormon.
"Joseph looked into the hat in which he placed the stone, and received a revelation that some of the brethren should go to Toronto, Canada, and that they would sell the copyright of the Book of Mormon.
In October 1829, Joseph wrote excitedly to Oliver Cowdery that Josiah Stowell had a chance to obtain five or six hundred dollars and that he was going to buy copies of the Book of Mormon.
www.i4m.com /think/history/sell_BOM_copyright.htm   (501 words)

  
 Information for Mormons, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Jr., Latter Day Saints
If you have ever dialoged with or witnessed to a Mormon, usually it isn’t too long before they want you to pray about the Book of Mormon.
The Mormon church (LDS) has many non-Mormons deceived about their own identity and beliefs.
Oftentimes when a Mormon is trying to defend his own unique beliefs or destroy the faith of a Bible believer, that Mormon will bring up baptism for the dead.
www.evangelicaloutreach.org /mormonm.htm   (197 words)

  
 Challenging the Book of Mormon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Aside from the fact that Joseph had more than a passing knowledge of the Bible, he had many other resources to draw upon to piece together what was to become the Book of Mormon and it can be amply demonstrated that he used them liberally.
Titles on books full of archaeological half-truths, dilettante on the peripheries of American archaeology calling themselves Book of Mormon archaeologists regardless of their education, and a Department of Archaeology at BYU devoted to the production of Book of Mormon archaeologists do not insure that Book of Mormon archaeology really exists.
First the absurd: The next to last book in the BOM (the book of Ether) purports to be an account of a migration of people from the Middle East at the time of the confounding of languages at the Tower of Babel.
www.pfo.org /bomchllg.htm   (9193 words)

  
 Dr. Shades' Mormonism Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I know from personal experience that if you're a Mormon having serious doubts about your faith, the whole world seems to be collapsing around you.
Although this section is only partially complete, it will eventually show every change made to the Book of Mormon since it was first published in 1830.
Mormons often insist that there are no similarities.
www.fiber.net /users/drshades/mormon.htm   (407 words)

  
 Mormonism, Latter Day Saints Church, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon
Should we accept Joseph Smith as a prophet, the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants as the word of God, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as the true church?
Mormons claim to agree that the Bible is from God (Article of Faith #8).
Since Mormons and we agree that the Bible is from God, then we can determine the truth of Mormon teaching by comparing it to the Bible.
www.biblestudylessons.com /cgi-bin/gospel_way/mormonism.php   (671 words)

  
 Mormon Book Joseph Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mormon Book of Joseph Smith and the Restoration (1973)
Mormon Book of Joseph Smith for Children by Merrell
Mormon Book Joseph Smith & the Canes of the Martyrdom
louisadolphus.com /mormon-book-joseph.html   (420 words)

  
 The Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith - Section 1 of 65 - Book Club/Religion - ArcaMax Publishing
The Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith - Section 1 of 65 - Book Club/Religion - ArcaMax Publishing
The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life.
If you are already subscribed to "The Book of Mormon", this form will simply reset your subscription so that you will receive the section you want in your email.
www.arcamax.com /religion/b-1355   (3019 words)

  
 MORMON ORIGINS - JOSEPH SMITH - BOOK OF MORMON - MORMONISM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mormon Origins is created to make available historical information and/or documents relating to the beginnings of Mormonism in America.
The Mormon religion is based upon the story and religious teachings of Joseph Smith.
Joseph Smith's 1832 Account of His First Vision
www.xmission.com /~research/about   (130 words)

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