2006-10-20 06:53:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-10-20 06:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Scott M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A brief explanation about the book of mormon.
The book of mormon is a sacrede record of people in ancient America, and was engravend upon sheets of metal. Four kinds of metal recod plates are spoken of in the book itself.
1. The plates of nephi, which are two kinds: the small plates and the large plates.
2. the plates of mormon
3. the plates of ether
4. the plates of brass brought by the people of lehi from Jerusalem in 600 B.C
In or about the year of AD 421, Moroni, the last of the Nephite prophethistorians, sealed the sacred record and hid it up unto the Lord, to be brought forth in the latter days, as predicted by the voice of God through his ancient prophets. In AD 1823, this same Moroni, then resurrected personage, visited the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. and subsequently delivered the engraved plates to him.
Joseph smith only tranlated this book, he did not write it.
2006-10-20 14:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by silverheart1600 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The Book of Mormon is a second witness that Christ is our savior. It was recorded by prophets on the American continent and translated into English by Joseph Smith with the help of God. It is NOT the bible or a version there of. The Bible is a seperate record from the middle east. They both are the Word of God. I repeat it is NOT a replacement for the Bible.
2006-10-20 14:03:54 · answer #3 · answered by Richmond C 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A book that the leader of the Mormons wrote because God told him to (supposedly). The mormons follow it along with the Bible.
2006-10-20 13:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is a compilation of ancient history of people who lived on the American continent during biblical times.
It was translated from plates by Joseph Smith through the power of God.
It is the most correct of any book on the earth and will provide a way for mankind to be close to God than any other way.
2006-10-20 14:19:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Book of Mormon is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon, who according to the text compiled most of the book. It was published by the founder of the Mormon movement, Joseph Smith, Jr., in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York. The purpose of the Book of Mormon, as stated on its original title page, "is to show the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord has done for their fathers" and to convince "Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself to all nations."
Along with the Bible, which is also held by Latter Day Saints to be the Word of God, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the canon by the churches that grew out of the Latter Day Saint movement, founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. The largest of these denominations, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), accepts the Bible "as far as it is translated correctly",[1] as well as the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants as canonical scripture. In 1982, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added the subtitle Another Testament of Jesus Christ to its editions of the book to help clarify and emphasize its purpose.
2006-10-20 13:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
A book wrote by Joseph Smith, its like a bible, but according to them, its the America's version of a profet in America...
Hope this help u!
2006-10-20 13:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by jalina 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Book of Mormon is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon, who according to the text compiled most of the book. It was published by the founder of the Mormon movement, Joseph Smith, Jr., in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York. The purpose of the Book of Mormon, as stated on its original title page, "is to show the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord has done for their fathers" and to convince "Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself to all nations."
Along with the Bible, which is also held by Latter Day Saints to be the Word of God, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the canon by the churches that grew out of the Latter Day Saint movement, founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. The largest of these denominations, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), accepts the Bible "as far as it is translated correctly", as well as the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants as canonical scripture. In 1982, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added the subtitle Another Testament of Jesus Christ to its editions of the book to help clarify and emphasize its purpose.
The book declares that it was written by ancient prophets of the Western Hemisphere who traveled there from ancient Israel, probably between 625-575 BC. Joseph Smith is said to have translated the record by divine inspiration with assistance from the Urim and Thummim from gold plates, which he claimed were returned to the angel Moroni later on.
The belief in the truth of this book stands as a dividing doctrine of the denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement from traditional Christian faiths.
2006-10-20 13:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
it was technically translated by Joseph smith, not written by him. yes, he did publish it like the above writers stated. The LDS believe that it is another testament of Jesus like the bible and use it as a companion with the bible.
2006-10-20 14:00:19 · answer #9 · answered by singitoutloudandclear 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
A book written by Joseph Smith.
2006-10-20 13:54:38 · answer #10 · answered by JerseyRick 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
A book that is supposed to jibe with and accompany the Bible, but instead contradicts it.
It is manmade.
But you can get one FREE! Just call up the LDS church and they'll gladly send you one. Read it side by side with the Bible and you'll see what I mean.
2006-10-20 13:57:23 · answer #11 · answered by Salami and Orange Juice 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋