The Book of Mormon: A Reader's EditionGrant Hardy University of Illinois Press, 2003 M06 17 - 736 pages Regarded as sacred scripture by millions, the Book of Mormon -- first published in 1830 -- is one of the most significant documents in American religious history. This new reader-friendly version reformats the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotations marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers. It also features a hypothetical map based on internal references, an essay on Book of Mormon poetry, a full glossary of names, genealogical charts, a basic bibliography of Mormon and non-Mormon scholarship, a chronology of the translation, eyewitness accounts of the gold plates, and information regarding the lost 116 pages and significant changes in the text. The Book of Mormon claims to be the product of three historical interactions: the writings of the original ancient American authors, the editing of the fourth-century prophet Mormon, and the translation of Joseph Smith. The editorial aids and footnotes in this edition integrate all three perspectives and provide readers with a clear guide through this complicated text. New readers will find the story accessible and intelligible; Mormons will gain fresh insights from familiar verses seen in a broader narrative context. This is the first time the Book of Mormon has been published with quotation marks, select variant readings, and the testimonies of women involved in the translation process. It is also the first return to a paragraphed format since versification was added in 1879. |
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Page 6
... filled with the Spirit of the Lord. 13And he read, saying, “W0, wo unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations!” Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem: that it should be destroyed; and the inhabitants ...
... filled with the Spirit of the Lord. 13And he read, saying, “W0, wo unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations!” Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem: that it should be destroyed; and the inhabitants ...
Page 8
... filled with the Spirit, until their frames did shake before him. And he did confound them, that they durst not utter against him; wherefore, they did as he commanded them. 15And my father dwelt in a tent. Nephil's Faithfulness and ...
... filled with the Spirit, until their frames did shake before him. And he did confound them, that they durst not utter against him; wherefore, they did as he commanded them. 15And my father dwelt in a tent. Nephil's Faithfulness and ...
Page 14
... filled with joy, and also my mother, Sariah, was exceeding glad, for she truly had mourned because of us. 2For she had supposed that we had perished in the wilderness; and she also had complained against my father, telling him that he ...
... filled with joy, and also my mother, Sariah, was exceeding glad, for she truly had mourned because of us. 2For she had supposed that we had perished in the wilderness; and she also had complained against my father, telling him that he ...
Page 15
... filled with the Spirit, and began tO prophesy concerning his seed—“that these Plates of Brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed. 19Wherefore, he said that these Plates of Brass should ...
... filled with the Spirit, and began tO prophesy concerning his seed—“that these Plates of Brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed. 19Wherefore, he said that these Plates of Brass should ...
Page 18
... filled my soul with exceeding great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit. 13“And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might ...
... filled my soul with exceeding great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit. 13“And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might ...
Contents
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Mormon2s Explanatory Comments | 169 |
Mormon2s Abridgment of the Large Plates of Nephi | 175 |
Moroni2s Additions to His Fathers Record | 569 |
Appendixes | 631 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 707 |
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