An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from. Concerns of the historicity and origin of the book of mormon. For example, there is the mention of the most precious steel in 1 nephi 4. The same goes with the mention of crucifixion in 2 nephi 10. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and. Factual evidence or no factual evidence doesnt change my testimony one bit. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. The book of mormon is a book of fiction written by a charlatan and a crook named joseph smith. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, vol. Returning directly to the book of mormon, there are also factual errors which betray its human. There is evidence from the text itself that it was written on metal plates that were abridged by the prophet mormon. The plain doctrine of jesus christ is taught in the book of mormon, and by following this doctrine, one receives the fruit of peace, joy, light, knowledge, and truth. The book of mormon title page, which was translated by joseph smith, 1 ends with a rather intruiging disclaimer for a book of scripture.
The record gives an account of two great civilizations. He claimed to have translated the book from original gold plates provided by the angel moroni with 3d like glasses. An anachronism is defined as an event that appears out of time. Because the play is fictional, it is seen as simply an error on shakespeares part. And perhaps brigham young was wrong and only wished his friend were still with him and leading the church. Although it serves primarily as a religious text, it is to be interpreted literally as being an actual, historical record of the inhabitants of the ancient. Book of the month read more, research less, save money. Book of mormon problems lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well as a true record of the inhabitants of the americas from about 2200 bc to 420 ad. Neither the plates nor the glasses were ever found. My favorite scripture in the book of mormon is the event where the resurrected christ visits the nephite people. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. What evidenceproof exists for the lds mormon claim that. It is a record of gods dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel. Serious errors in the book of mormon as for factual errors, there are a number of anachronisms in the book of mormon.
I have always had a strong testimony of the truthfulness of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. Historical errors in the book of mormon catholic apologetics. There are about 100 instances were mormon made a mistake, and then recognizing the error, immediately corrected it in the text that followed. Errors of mormonism by keith piper but though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. The doctrines and teachings of the book of mormon have brought and continue to bring millions of people closer to god.
The death of joseph smith was very hard on brigham, so i think this is likely. Joseph smith used a seerstone for translating the book of mormon and receiving revelations. Choose from five monthly reads, vetted by cool people with great taste. It is another testament of jesus christ and is a history of the native people who lives on the american continent before and after christ came to earth. The gold plates in cultural context general discussions.
There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church cannot. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works. This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The bare facts of the matter are that nothing, absolutely nothing, has even shown up in any new. Spend more time reading and less time figuring out what to read. As for factual errors, there are a number of anachronisms in the book of mormon. Roberts, a highlevel leader of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, but not the president of the church, from the late 1800s to 1933 had a list of serious issues with the book of mormon. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. 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. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic.