There is no discussion or analysis of the discrepancies, they are simply presented under the groupings of theological doctrines, moral precepts, historical facts and speculative. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary. Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible.
Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1. Jan 10, 2006 the bible came first, not the book of mormon. Provides examples of contradictions between what the bible teaches, what the books of the mormon church teach. 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. 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. When people criticize the bible, they often point to contradictions. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. 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. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. This cheeky little book is a straightforward compilation of 144 of the most obvious contradictions that can be found in the bible. 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.
Contradictions in lds scriptures utah lighthouse ministry. One supposed bible contradiction is that the gospel accounts seem to indicate that jesus was anointed before and after the triumphal entry. The thing that primarily killed my faith is that i read enough of the bible to realize that it teemed with contradictions and thus couldnt possibly have been divinely inspired, aka the infallible words of a perfect god that was dictated to human transcribers. Why the bible needs the book of mormon greg trimble. 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. Contradictions in the book of mormon the annotated bible. 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. The bible 642325965585542058 an immense image in human form from the bible book of daniel charting a progression of world powers. It also does not have the absurd teachings that we find in the book of mormon. 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.
Because the bible says he was born in bethlehem, critics suggest that the book of mormon must be a fraud. 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. We will make no attempt to address most of the relevant issues on that subject here. Any author can appear to contradict himself if his words are taken out of context. 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. Jesus said, upon this rock i will build my church matt. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the book of mormon. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. 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. While some passages might seem to show the bible contradicting itself, they can usually be understood correctly by applying one or more of the following principles. However, the book of mormon fails the tests that the bible gives to identify genuine revelations from god. The bible needed the book of mormon to act as a second witness just a paul tells the corinthians that in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. Alma the younger gave up the judgement seat to nephihah.
Joseph smith 20 polygamy 11 translation 11 book of mormon 9 brigham young 7 god 6. 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. Contradictions in lds scriptures pdf version click here one god. Posted in september, witnessing tip of the day, tagged contradictions in book of mormon, false doctrines of mormonism, moroni 8. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. 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.
The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. On a number of occasions, we find that when the book of mormon quotes a biblical passage, other quotations from the same passage are clustered near the original quotation. The book of mormon derives its names from a book that has semitic sources, i. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. However, none are more significant than the numerous contradictions between book of mormon teaching and the bible. The companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2. 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. I dont know anything about the book of mormon, but because of the above statement, there is a good chance that they agree and disagree, especially if they talk about the same.
Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. Yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible 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. Its no different from any other human book with the usual errors and mistakes. In the mormon book doctrine and covenants, a collection of gods socalled revelations to joseph smith, god the father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as mans. Replace book of mormon with the bible and smith would have told the truth. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. Second, in none of the bible s predictions is a name given, why then is marys name given in the book. The problem with the book of mormon isnt where it contradicts the christian bible, but where it agrees with the bible but shouldnt. Posted by graham november 11, 2010 november 11, 2010 posted in general religion and spirituality, mormon church scripture tags. Teach your children about the book of mormon through these action figures for kids, from helaman to nephi.
See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. 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. In contrast to the book of mormon, the bible proves to be historically accurate and internally consistent. Book of mormon kjv bible contradictions some beliefs. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. This brief tract will examine another book which claims inspiration, the book of mormon and how it measures up to the test of unity. 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. There are also contradictions within the book of mormon itself.
The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. The book of mormon and the bible support each other, and act as a second witness to one another. I pray that you search these many contradictions out for yourself so that. The authenticity of the book of mormon is a muchdebated subject.
The book of mormon was supposedly written before the time of christ. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. In the 1st edition of the book of mormon, 2 nephi 11. The implication here is that the author of the book of mormon read the phrase in the bible, and either unconsciously or consciously worked the surrounding phrases into the text. Many of the names in the book of mormon are just plucked directly from the bible, e. Dec 18, 20 this cheeky little book is a straightforward compilation of 144 of the most obvious contradictions that can be found in the bible. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. Instead, we will focus on the relationship of the book of mormon to the bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon bom and doctrine. Changes, contradictions, and errors is a musthave resource for anyone who knows or witnesses to mormons.
Nov 01, 2010 the companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. April 19, 2019 from demolishing supposed bible contradictions. Source by cirevad in nebuchadnezzars vision he saw like in a video the successive world powers up to our day. Mormons recognize it as divinely inspired and equal in authority to the bible, but others have reason to doubt its claims. The evidence appears to point to the fact that the book of mormon is not an ancient historical text, but an 18th century work created by joseph smith. 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. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version.
The following examples are some of such contradictions. 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. Examining the book of mormon a christian view probe. Were precious things found in great abundance by the nephites in america. They actually feel the book of mormon to be superior to the bible since they believe many precious and important parts of the bible were supposedly deleted from the bible by the catholics. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. There is no question but that much of the book of mormon agrees doctrinally with the bible. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now.
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. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. The book of mormon contains numerous passages that contradict what the bible says. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. Apr 12, 2008 this is written, an ancient prophet said, speaking of the book of mormon, for the intent that ye may believe that, speaking of the bible. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said.
May 27, 2002 some people believe the book of mormon is a new revelation from god given to joseph smith. Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon. This is written, an ancient prophet said, speaking of the book of mormon, for the intent that ye may believe that, speaking of the bible. 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. Mormon apostle orson pratt wrote in 1851, the book of mormon claims to be a divinely inspired record. 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.