Book of mormon index of topics mormonism research ministry. For example, the book of abraham is scripture joseph translated from. The bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until. More contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.
Many of the names in the book of mormon are just plucked directly from the bible, e. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible from. Ham wrote in the foreword, many people today buy into the assertion that the bible is full of contradictions, but they havent bothered to look into the claim for themselves. In the earlier book of mormon texts, much of the language about god. Posted in september, witnessing tip of the day, tagged contradictions in book of mormon, false doctrines of mormonism, moroni 8. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where.
Biblical contradictions occur when two or more verses, approached from a literalist perspective, state two or more things that cannot simultaneously be true. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. Joseph smith claimed that the book of mormon is the most correct book on earth, adding that man would become closer to god by following its precepts than by obeying any other book history of the church, vol. We will not discuss the ongoing changes in major mormon doctrines over the years, the contradictions in their doctrinal books, or the contradictions between their scriptures and the bible. Many such people have not actually read the bible for themselves. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1. This resource is for christians who want to understand the development of mormon theology and how mormon beliefs are often selfcontradictory. These include the bible as far as it is translated correctly articles of faith 1. Scholars today have varying theories about the true authorship of the book of mormon, but most conclude that smith composed the book himself, possibly with the help of oliver cowdery and sidney rigdon, drawing from information and publications available in his time, including the king james bible, the wonders of nature, and view of the hebrews.
What is the difference between the bible and the book of. The view of faith in the mormon scriptures differs from the bible. The book of mormon contains numerous passages that contradict what the bible says. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. Surely i was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me niv. It also includes the book of mormon bom which joseph. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said. Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Get this special guide with 10 biblical and practical tips for christians in. They do believe that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Posted in godhood, mormon dilemmas, tagged book of abraham, contradictions in mormon scripture, false doctrines of mormonism, omniscience of god on 06012018 leave a comment.
Book of mormon kjv bible contradictions some beliefs. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints or mormons claim that, along with the bible, the book of mormon 1 is a revelation from god. However, the book of mormon fails the tests that the bible gives to identify genuine revelations from god. Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism.
Total harmony, or what we word consider harmonious literary perfection no. If the book of mormon is from god as it claims, then it too should bear the marks of inspiration, but instead of unity the book of mormon has many contradictions within its pages. Additionally, the church has made clear in the 1981 and the 20 editions of the book of mormon in footnote a for 2 nephi 12. This brief tract will examine another book which claims inspiration, the book of mormon and how it measures up to the test of unity. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Contradictions between the book of mormon bom and doctrine. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Are the bible and the book of mormon in total harmony. For example, in 3 nephi 1214, the book of mormon presents jesus preaching the sermon on the mount, no more than about a year after his resurrection, nearly verbatim as.
Mormons express the doctrines of mormonism using standard biblical. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Ccn wishes to make clear this is not an attack on mormons, but a defense of what christ taught. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place.
In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. In fact, a bible believer would expect there to be contradictions between the two, since the bible never gives any legitimacy to the book of mormon, but actually condemns it cf. The book of mormon includes mistranslated biblical passages that were. The art of the book of mormon translation process book of mormon graphic leaves out. Admittedly, most of the corrections below are grammatical in nature, with the exception of the first, which shows that the mormons are willing to alter their perfect book to cover up the mistakes that expose its fraudulent nature. The bible and book of mormon contradictions utlm book of mormon gold plates. The bible is not a book but a collection of 66 books, written over a span of 1600 years across 3 continents, by over 40 writers inspired by god in 3 languages yet it has one primary theme the glory of god and salvat. Points out the contradictions between the bible and book of mormon as well as errors in translation in the king james version kjv of the bible that were copied into the book of mormon. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. In the 1st edition of the book of mormon, 2 nephi 11. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Jan 10, 2006 the bible came first, not the book of mormon.
Where does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible there are many serious objections to the claim of joseph smith and the lds church that the book of mormon is divinely inspired latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. What are the key differences between mormonism and christianity. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Apr, 2010 yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible.
Even the book of moroni the last book in the book of mormon teaches that god is unchangeable from eternity to all eternity 8. Comparison with the king james bible in english shows that there are differences in more than half of the 433 verses of isaiah quoted in the book of mormon, while about 200 verses have the same wording as the. Examining the book of mormon a christian view probe. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon. This video shows clearly ten direct contradictions of the bible that are in the book of mormon. Mar 06, 2012 the heavy use of the bible in the book of mormon raises some difficult questions about the authenticity of the book of mormon as a translation of ancient historical documents.
Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. You can see for example, i give charts that show side by side comparisons from the book of mormon to the king james bible, also to the apocrypha that was available at the time, he plagiarized from that, also from a book called view of the hebrews, and another book called the wonders of nature and you see where he just lifted these things out of these books. Book of mormon graphic leaves out important detail. A comparison documentary between the bible and the book of mormon. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible 22287 the following quotes examine what mormon theology teaches as opposed to what christianity teaches. The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. The king james biblecritics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible.
Were precious things found in great abundance by the nephites in america. Because the bible says he was born in bethlehem, critics suggest that the book of mormon must be a fraud. Changes, contradictions, and errors is a musthave resource for anyone who knows or witnesses to mormons. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. Scripture twisting methods of the cults apologetics index.
They present this as evidence that joseph smith wrote the book of mormon by plagiarizing the authorized king james version of the bible. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. Aug 20, 2011 many mormons claim the book of mormon and bible go together with no contradictions. Problems with the gold plates in the book of mormon. Yet he didnt make the light producing objects the sun and the stars until the fourth day 1. Book of mormon kjv bible contradictions some latter. 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. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon.
For many people, the belief that the bible contains contradictions and inaccuracies is an excuse for not believing. Corrections problems and changes in the text of the book of mormon. Not only does this mormon belief contradict the bible, it contradicts its own scriptures. Yet, the author of the book of mormon unquestionably was relying on acts 3. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now considered to be mistranslations. Contradictions in the book of mormon the annotated bible. The following examples are some of such contradictions. Not even two books in the bible are in 100% harmony with each other. The internal consistency of the bible concerns the coherence and textual integrity of the bible. The book of mormon was supposedly written before the time of christ. Disputes regarding biblical consistency have a long history. At first, smith taught the extreme unity between the father and the son so that the father was the son and the son was the father. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b.
To say that the book of mormon contains the truth is like saying that you found a diamond ring in a trash can. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. I was ready to point them to the contradictions in the book of mormon. Where does the book of mormon contradict the bible page. The companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2. Contradictions in lds scriptures pdf version click here one god. Does genetics support the idea of the book of mormon story. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. The book of mormon derives its names from a book that has semitic sources, i. Ten contradictions of the bible found in the book of mormon.
I suspect the reason the book of mormon has this view of faith and knowledge is that the. 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. Bible and book of mormon contradictions by sandra tanner the bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until after christs death. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
It appears in no pictographic manuscript or sculpture, the highest graphic. Simplifying complexity value arguments for docs and tech comm visual communication. Biblical contradictions exemplify internal errors something that contradicts the bible s own message as opposed to external errors something that the bible gets wrong about the external. There are also contradictions within the book of mormon itself. If his joseph smiths claims and declarations were built upon fraud and deceit, there would appear many errors and contradictions, which would be easy to detect.
Mormonism and christianity have a complex theological, historical, and sociological relationship. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. The lessons also became more familyfriendly, including a flip chart with. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. Oct 30, 2012 this video covers but a few of the many contradiction between the book of mormon and the word of truth, the holy bible.
There is always a fine line to walk when challenging the beliefs of others. I pray that you search these many contradictions out for yourself so that. The following examples are conspicuous instances of such contradictions. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. Genesis god creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. More on joseph smiths plagiarism in the book of mormon. Jul 06, 2011 the contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. After a little research, all the alleged contradictions and inaccuracies are totally explainable. They have also adopted additional scriptures, including the book of mormon. The bible versus the book of mormon apologetics press. Replace book of mormon with the bible and smith would have told the truth.
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