Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
In June 1830, Joseph Smith
began translating the King James version of the Bible. However, this
translation was not a literal translation from one language to another.
It was actually revelation that Joseph Smith received concerning truths
that had been lost or changed in the Bible. Joseph Smith had learned
from 1 Nephi 13:20-39 and Moses 1:40-41 that important pieces of the
Bible manuscript had been removed long before it was available to
anyone to translate. Moses 1:40-41 states, “And now, Moses, my son, I
will speak unto thee concerning this earth upon which thou standest;
and thou shalt write the things which I shall speak. And in a day
when the children of men shall esteem my words as naught and take many
of them from the book which thou shalt write, behold, I will raise up
another like unto thee; and they shall be had again among the children
of men—among as many as shall believe.”
The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
restores many truths about the creation, fall of Adam, Cain and many
other truths. Significant additions that the JST makes to the Bible is
the age of accountability being eight years old, an extensive history
of the prophet Melchizedek and the Melchizedek Priesthood, and
information about he prophet Enoch.
The translation took Joseph Smith
three years to complete and he continued preparing it for printing
until his death in 1844. His translation included 477 pages of
manuscript and a King James Bible with notations in it. The manuscript
was mostly written by scribes including Oliver Cowdery, John Whitmer, and Sidney Rigdon. Sydney Rigdon appears to have been the principal scribe.
The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
is not the official Bible of the Church, but insights that it adds to
the Bible are included in the footnotes of the King James Version of
the Bible that the LDS people use.
Other Links:
Joseph Smith - Home
Joseph Smith, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith - American Prophet
Joseph Smith Daguerreotype
Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith
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BBC - Religion & Ethics - The Story of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith: Biography and Much More From Answers.com
Joseph Smith - bellsouth
Joseph Smith, Jr. - Wikiquote
Joseph Smith: Prophet, Revelator, Human; Interview with Richard Lyman
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