Church taught his brethren that the book of mormon was an eminently correct book. However, the nephites broke the law of moses by using the first of the flocks for burnt offerings. Studies of the book of mormon kindle edition by roberts, b. The mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. These should have already been given to the lord as tithing. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. Latterday saint scripturesupposed contradictions fairmormon. The majority of mormon quorans have never seen the book of mormon musical, and never will. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. The full text of this article can be found at deseret news online. It tells of the jaredites, people from the tower of babel who came to central america but perished because of their own immorality.
Contradictions in lds scriptures pdf version click here one god. There are many serious objections to the claim of joseph smith and the lds church that the book of mormon is divinely inspired latterday. In addition, the very content of the book of mormon makes it impossible to accept it as divine revelation. Comments will be added and updated from time to time. With 1001 inconsistencies and contradictions in the bible. Of course these inconsistencies could readily be explained by understanding the book of mormon as a work of fiction written by a nineteenth century american, but book of mormon scholars often approach the topic with the a priori acceptance of the theory that the book of mormon is. Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism. What are the inconsistencies in the book of mormon. What are the most damning internal inconsistencies in mormon doctrine. Of course these inconsistencies could readily be explained by understanding the book of mormon as a work of fiction written by a nineteenth century american, but book of mormon scholars often approach the topic with the a priori acceptance of the theory that the book of mormon is an ancient text as joseph smith claimed. Apr 09, 2019 i think and im not a theologian it might be simply the fact that the record was preserved, and was passed forward as a direct connection between the indigenous people who inhabited the american continent and my guess and thats simply all it is. The book of mormon study edition line upon line, co. Book of mormon christ is completely accepted in bible he is rejected. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing.
Roberts was struggling and searching for ways to justify the inconsistencies found in the book of mormon. However, the book of mormon claims people were known by this title as early as 73 b. It is a record of gods dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The book of mormon is itself a witness of the truth, and the promise has been given most solemnly that any person who will read it with a prayerful heart may receive the. Mormon apologists claim that this book was written so the brethren would know the weaknesses of the book of mormon. To explain the book of mormon s existence, the critics must also make the claim that joseph was a naturally gifted writer at age 23. In the mormon book doctrine and covenants, a collection of gods socalled revelations to joseph smith, god the father has a body of flesh. 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.
Prophet joseph smith three gods and now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way. 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. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of them deny their testimony even when some of them became bitter toward joseph smith. This commentary and crossreference see below should be considered as a continuous work in progress. Given all the complexities of preparing the book of mormon multiple ancient sources combined, redacted, then translated into english that is verbally dictated and written by a scribe, then later copied into a printers manuscript, and finally put into print its not surprising that. Apr 04, 2019 and all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. Not only does this mormon belief contradict the bible, it contradicts its own scriptures. The book of mormon is supposed to be the account of people who came from the middleeast to the americas. The book of mormon claims to be a translation of ancient writing on gold plates. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. There are also internal inconsistencies within the book of mormon, which is exactly what you would expect if joseph smith invented the text.
These plates were supposedly written 1,400 years ago and detailed the history of the jewish nephites from 600 b. 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. 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. 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. Joseph smith got his inspiration for the book of mormon from view of the hebrews, or the tribes of israel in america, a specious work published in 1825 by ethan smith no relation to joseph smith, a pastor in poultney, vt. For example, in 2 nephi 5, we are told how when nephi landed in the new world, things like gold, silver, and all manner of precious gems were too be found everywhere in abundance. So stuff like book of mormon anachronisms dont count. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. I studied materials that showed the contradictions between the bible and the lds scriptures and had lists ready to pull out when the young elders knocked on the door.
Archaeological science versus claims of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is the main piece of holygodgiven writ that distinguishes mormonism from catholicism and the various protestant sects, and the unofficial name of the religion, mormonism, derives its name from the book. To explain the book of mormons existence, the critics must also make the claim that joseph was a naturally gifted writer at age 23. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. If you click on the hyperlinked note number next to the bible quotation, you will be able to see other places in the book of mormon where the same verse or bible book is used. Studies of the book of mormon kindle edition by roberts. The text itself is all correct, and the only problems are in these small formatting inconsistencies. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. When a mormon missionary shows people the book of mormon, he usually explains that the gold plates were taken back and no longer exist today. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints 9,898 views. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept.
Jul 01, 2019 in this video i ask 47 questions that are very difficult for mormons to answer. Mar 18, 2020 one of the biggest inconsistencies is that not even jesus and god in the book of mormon know theyre supposed to be two totally separate and distinct fatherandson bodily beings, able to stand together sidebyside at the same time and talk to ea. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. This type of restructuring of the book of mormon would also explain the many chronological inconsistencies in the record of benjamin and mosiah. Book of mormon prophecies of christ specific bible prophecies veiled actually nonexistent unless scripture misquoted or prophecies stretched to have two meanings. The mormons regard the book as divine scripture equal to the bible in importance. Featuring 6 unique limited edition covers, the study edition of the book of mormon will help you dive deep into the scriptures at home or on the go. The book of mormon gives the impression that the groups led by limhi and alma both arrived in zarahemla at about the same time, but they must have been separated by a fairly lengthy period. One of the biggest inconsistencies of the book of mormon is that lehi and nephi are supposed to be exceedingly devout and faithful, worshipful and religious israelites in jerusalem in 600 bce, devoted to yahweh and the temple, when, in fact from the very gitgo theyre actually exceedingly mature, orthodox or sectarian christian theologians with. But, when examined more closely, this statement entirely corresponds with historical accounts. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8.
Thirty years ago, scott shared her remarkable journey out of mormonism in her bestselling book. 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. Most of the new testament quotations are crossreferenced. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. For years, officials of the mormon church have been generating various apologetical responses to the criticisms of mormon revelation such as grave archaeological and geographical inconsistencies found within its sacred texts or the severe lack of. Could joseph smith have authored the book of mormon. If you read the book you can clearly see that this is not the case. This 2020 collection does include some minor spacing and annotation sizing inconsistencies in the text that were unknown to us at the time of printing. So then, when errors within this book are exposed, it casts a shadow of doubt upon smith as a messenger of god, and upon the book of mormon. By internal, i mean aspects of the religion that are inconsistent or contradictory within the confines of the religion itself. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Some scholars have cited mormon s statement that the book of mormon was written in the characters which are called among us the reformed egyptian as a proof of inconsistencies within the book of mormon mormon 9.
Critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible. In this video i ask 47 questions that are very difficult for mormons to answer. It claims that the book of mormon was translated by joseph smith from golden nephi plates. Jesus said, upon this rock i will build my church matt. An anachronism is when an authors writing contains something from a future time period which couldnt realistically be in the time period theyve written it into. Not long after the book of mormon was published, latterday saints began speculating about the location of this hill. 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. The book of mormon was supposedly written before the time of christ. The lds church has many problems and contradictions and inconsistencies with their doctrine, scripture, teachings. Notice the horse in the lds depiction of the stripling warriors from the book of mormon. Geographical inconsistencies in great lakes model book of. Jan 01, 2014 i studied materials that showed the contradictions between the bible and the lds scriptures and had lists ready to pull out when the young elders knocked on the door.
Otherwise, how did he interweave scores of names, places, and events into a harmonious whole without inconsistencies. Elephants are mentioned twice in a single verse in the book of ether. There is always a fine line to walk when challenging the beliefs of others. In this updated edition, she reveals the inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and contradictions of mormon doctrine, and exposes formidable new challenges to its claims and teachings. Archaeological science versus claims of the book of mormon t he book of mormon is advertized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints as another testament of jesus christ and specifically of the account of his supposed visit to the american continent the book of mormon, 3 nephi 11. Words of mormon mosiah alma helaman iii nephi iv nephi mormon ether moroni. One of the biggest inconsistencies is that not even jesus and god in the book of mormon know theyre supposed to be two totally separate and distinct. I was ready to point them to the contradictions in the book of mormon and to the failed prophecies, inconsistencies, and truly bizarre claims of their modern prophets. Answers to common questions about alleged problems in the book of mormon, including supposed anachronisms, inconsistencies, and impossibilities. Inconsistencies in the book of mormon by charli yana any religion centered on a scriptural foundation stands or falls on the accuracy of its text. Countercult ministriesthe interactive bibledifficult. With the help of several other books, i found the following evidence that proves conclusively that the book of mormon is contradictory to the bible. Contradictions in the book, of mormon truth magazine.
And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way. Introducing the 2020 collection study edition of the book of mormon. The book of mormon contradicts itself and other inspired mormon writings. Three early critics set the agenda for the first sustained criticisms of the book. However, we know they really existed, because at the front of the book of mormon is the testimony of three witnesses, as well as a second testimony of five witnesses. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been.
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. Even the book of moroni the last book in the book of mormon teaches that god is unchangeable from eternity to all eternity 8. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible youtube. The book of mormon describes the final battle place between the nephites and lamanites as the land and hill cumorah. The book of mormon is the only explanation for this scripture.
Howe each alleged joseph smith used the book of mormon as part of an elaborate scheme to defraud the public. For example, in 2 nephi 5, we are told how when nephi landed in the new world, things like gold, silver, and all manner of. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. Im not an ex mormon or a mormon, but heres my take. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of. While it has been commonly believed that the hill in new york where joseph smith received the gold plates is the same hill cumorah described in the book of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading studies of the book of mormon.
So then, when errors within this book are exposed, it casts a shadow of doubt upon smith as a messenger of god, and upon the book of mormon as a message from god. Debunking 5 myths about the book of mormon lds living. The lds church has many problems and contradictions and inconsistencies with. The book of mormon claims that the nephites were keeping the law of moses. Where do exmomons believe the book of mormon came from. While the bible has a wealth of evidence supporting its historical, chronological, and geographical accuracy, the book of mormon, has been heavily criticized for its inaccuracies. It is either of divine or human origin, and if it is of human origin that means that joseph smith concocted the book. While the past few installments have engaged some of the more common nongeographical claims that great lakes proponents propose for book of mormon geography brother ash now deals with specific geographical issues concerning the great lakes model. Think joseph smith could have gotten that right by sheer chance. 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. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture that is supplemental to the bible. The book of mormon emulates the language and style of the king james bible because that is the scriptural style joseph smith, translator of the book of mormon, was familiar with.
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