Appraisal information 19th century western and mormon manuscripts. The book falls apart if the native americans arent the lamanites. Over 4,000 changes have been made to the text of the original 1830 book of mormon. January 22 the final installment of the book of mormon extracts appeared in the reflector. I buy, sell and appraise free of charge rare mormon books, documents, photographs and.
This book is a facsimile reproduction of the original printing of the book of mormon in 1830, written by joseph smith. Royal skousen publications the book of mormon critical. This collection contains a photocopy of the original manuscript of the printers copy of the book of mormon, written in the hand of oliver cowdery. Digital collections a mormon bibliography, 18301930. The following document is a readonly version of the book of mormon. Next, i obtained copies of the title pages from all major editions of the book of mormon. John gilberts 1892 account of the 1830 printing of the book of mormon. May 01, 2007 this book is a facsimile reproduction of the original printing of the book of mormon in 1830, written by joseph smith.
Taking off the plastic leaves you with one library stamp to cover on the title page and a very good to fine book jacket. Materials include a bound copy of fascimiles of pages 324 of the original manuscript of the book of mormon. Geographical, and other evidences in support of the book of mormon landscape, as found in north america. The remix hypothesis holds that without certain foundational texts and cultural influences preceding the 1830 publication of the book of mormon, it simply would. Smith said the title page, and presumably the actual title of the 1830 edition, came from the translation of the very last leaf of the golden plates. More information about this seller contact this seller 24. When a chapter ends, the page is left blank until the next page. That first version, although preliminary helped to establish criteria for the current project, especially the need for direct access to the original and printers manuscripts as well as the clearest. Hardy has typeset the text beautifully, dividing the chapters into paragraphs and setting poetic passages as poetry. Be it remembered, that on the eeventh day of june, in the fiftythird year of the independence of the united states of america, a. At the age of ten, he moved to palmyra, new york, with his family, where he resided for eleven years. Wiktionary has a concordance of this edition of the book of mormon 1830 first edition book of mormonpage scans.
The publication history of the book of mormon bruce satterfield department of religious education, brigham young university idaho this article appeared in the church news, jan. Copy made from the original book of mormon manuscript by oliver cowdery, for use by the typesetter for the first printing of the book of mormon 1830. I knew the book of mormon was true, but the weight of evidence, when objectively considered, was increasingly running in the opposite direction. For example, publishing the title page in two paragraphs and adding the word moroni in some editions undoubtedly influenced virtually all early students of the book of mormon to conclude that moroni was the only author of the title page.
Chapters in the 1830 edition were longer, in part because the book of mormon was printed in narrative rather than verse formwhat we would expect from a historical record. Royal skousen, a professor of linguistics at byu and a recognized expert of the textual history of the book of mormon, has identified 5,280 variations in all editions of the book of mormon. The following graphic is a list of major changes in the book of mormon and was compiled by scott faulring and printed in the seventh east press, october 21, 1981, provo, utah. The book of mormon is in the public domain and freely available. Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamaniteswritten to the lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of israel. Dec 29, 2010 there was also a change to the wording of the testimony of the 8 witnesses and in the title page of the book of mormon. The first title page differs from the title page of the current 1981 edition, the most obvious difference being that joseph smith is listed as the author. There is about an inch margin on the top, bottom, and right column. We dont have the original book of mormon, partly because we dont have the 116 pages book of lehi and partly because we do have the small plates of nephi. When you find the article helpful, feel free to share it with your friends or colleagues.
Grandin was paid joseph smith and martin harris came to an agreement that they would have equal selling privileges of the book of mormon. I buy, sell and appraise free of charge rare mormon books, documents, photographs and artifacts. Joseph smith, who translated the gold plates from which the book of mormon came, had this to say. May 02, 2020 this page was last edited on 2 may 2020, at 16. The book of mormon an account written by the hand of. Essays on latterday saint history and doctrine in honor of richard lloyd anderson.
There was also a change to the wording of the testimony of the 8 witnesses and in the title page of the book of mormon. How does the book of mormon musical avoid being sued for infringement by the church. This photocopy of the title page of the original 1830 edition of the book of mormon gives modern readers an idea of how the book first appeared when it was published in palmyra, new york. In the 1837 edition, joseph smith changed that into the mother of the son of god book of mormon 20, p. You may examine any page in the book of mormon in two different ways. Facsimile copy of the original manuscript of the book of. A faithful site with a colored photographic facsimile reprint of every page of the original first edition palmyra, 1830 book of mormon. Wherefore it is an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi. Title page and harmony background moronis america the. Title page of the book of mormon submitted to the library of congress for registration. Shawn goes through the title page of the original book of mormon, hummmm problems already. Were this a single occurrence, we might ignore it, but nibley has shown connections between other such pairs of names in e gypt and the book of mormon. The original book of mormon made some startling claims for the divinity of jesus christ, much closer to sabellianism than trinitarianism. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers.
The url of the current page will be sent with your feedback. The information here is sourced well and enriched with great visual photo and video illustrations. Book of mormon wikisource, the free online library. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. In both cases when a reference to joseph smith was made it originally referred to him as the author and proprietor where now they put translator. According to this reasoning, one would conclude that the title page must have been written after about a. Book of mormon, 1830, page i the joseph smith papers. Aug 30, 2017 wiktionary has a concordance of this edition of the book of mormon 1830 first edition book of mormonpage scans. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Downloads male voice mp3 female voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by the evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated, by the gift and power of god, and caused to be written, one hundred and sixteen pages, the which i took from the book. Book of mormon 1830 wikisource, the free online library.
Im surprised the church didnt try to trademark the phrase the book of mormon instead of just mormon. Just like weird al, scary movie, and other satirical forms of entertainment. On this board, ive put together an assortment of pictures that show the bindings, title pages, and text of the first edition book of mormon and other related books. The first critical text of the book of mormon was published by the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, or farms, in 198486. In egypt, the high priest of ammon was called ntr h. Book of mormon has the date 1966 as the latest date. This collection of early mormon publications includes books, missionary tracts, doctrinal treatises, hymnals and periodicals which helped define the doctrinal development and historical movements of the mormon people in the 19th century. The differences in the chapter divisions between the first edition of the book of mormon and the 1981 edition are listed in this fourpage chart. Third, joseph said the title page was part of the original book of mormon, meaning the plates that moroni deposited in the stoneandcement box.
How does the book of mormon musical avoid being sued for. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of. Smith said the title page, and presumably the actual title of the 1830 edition, came from the translation of the very last leaf of the golden. Title page the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. This photocopy of the title page of the original 1830 edition of the book of mormon gives modern readers an idea of how the book first appeared. Introduction to 3,9 changes utah lighthouse ministry. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Chapters in the 1830 edition were longer, in part because the book of mormon was printed in narrative rather than verse formwhat we would expect from a. Facsimile copy of the original manuscript of the book of mormon. Ludlow obtained copies of the title pages from all the major editions of the book of mormon.
Title page step by step through the book of mormon. He later said of this book that, it is the most perfect book ever printed, because it had been made by the power of god using a seer stone and verbatum dictation. Verses make the scripture very manageable and are of great use in teaching situations, but reading the book of mormon as it was originally published, with only chapters, you get a real sense of the story within the book. Grandin, 1830, but is a different setting of type and lacks imprint statement. Original 1830 book of mormon page numbers with corresponding 1981 verses. Title book of mormonpublication and distribution processing information processed. Apr 26, 2020 my name is reid moon, owner of moons rare books in provo, utah. Book of mormon by joseph smith, first edition abebooks. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah. Hello, we provide concise yet detailed articles on title choices. Text matches the title page of the first edition of the book of mormon, palmyra. Why is the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ.
Hardy used the text of the 1920 edition of the book of mormon that is found in the public domain the doubleday edition uses, with permission, the 1981 text of the official church edition. The idea of god in the book of mormon closely resembles the traditional christian doctrine of the trinity. Since its first publication in 1830, the book of moron has undergone thousands of changes. Book of mormon, 1830, page ii the joseph smith papers. Book of mormon 1830title page wikisource, the free. 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. We dont have the original book of mormon, partly because we dont have the 116 pages book of lehi and partly because we. A mormon bibliography, 18301930 digital collections. Photocopy of the printers copy of the book of mormon. Author royal skousen has made it his lifes work to bring readers back to the original text of the book of mormon. The book required creativity a form of remixing to produce, and as with any other creative work, the book of mormon appears to be heavily influenced by its time and place in history. This volume will be incorporated into our interactive text of the book of mormon. A colored photographic facsimile reprint of the original.