Here is reprinted the original 1830 edition of this revered text, uncorrected, undoctored, and unimproved. Private collector of rare mormon books, the 1830 first edition book of mormon, mormon art and artifacts, historic mormon paintings, autographed historical documents, early mormon. Key passages on deity in the original 1830 text of the book of mormon were changed in the 1837 edition to reflect. Im investigating mormonism and have a few questions so i may be posting more questions later on if that is ok. This, however, was changed in the 1837 edition of the book of mormon, presumably by joseph smith, to read that mosiah had this gift. I found an online source for the 1830 book of mormon. The founder of mormonism, joseph smith jr, claimed that he had been visited. In the summer of 1829, joseph smith completed his translation of the book of mormon.
It has been suggested that this work be split into multiple. Im first going to describe the critical text project, some of its major findings. The first edition three thousand copies of the book of mormon was printed by e. An abridgment taken from the book of ether also, which is a record of the people of. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible.
The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by 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 of lehi, which was an account. History of the mormon church in cincinnati 18301985. Changes to latterday scripture lds leaders have made. Book of mormon changes the fall of mormonism rich kelsey. Book of mormon changes since 1830 book of mormon facts. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, proclaimed. Book of mormon 1830 wikisource, the free online library. On this day in 1830, the book of mormon was first published at e. The 1830 book of mormon, states the catholic definition of. Since its first publication in 1830, the book of moron has undergone thousands of changes. This 1830, 1st edition book of mormon replica is unique in. Buyers outside the usa please message me for shipping costs. Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of.
Understanding textual changes in the book of mormon. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from book of mormon 1830, 192 helm. The original text betrays its new england origin in many. Then i would like to turn to the issue of changes in the text to the book of. It is an important resource for comparison with the current. Royal skousen, a professor of linguistics at byu and a recognized expert of the textual history of the. Reading of the 1830 facsimile edition book of mormon preface. Although this section is only partially complete, it will eventually show every change made to the book of mormon since it was first published in 1830. I took my time rereadinglistening to this standard work of the latterday saints lds faith.
The original text betrays its new england origin in many ways, from inconsistent spelling to incorrect use of tenses and number, as well. Importance of the 1830 book of mormon book of mormon facts. Copyright laws and the 1830 book of mormon byu studies. And he said unto me, behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the. Typesetting from the printers manuscript which was oliver cowderys handwritten copy of the original manuscript started in august of 1829. The 1830 book of mormon summary of changes bible topics. The book of mormon bom is an abbreviated account of the inhabitants of the ancient americas. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by. Facsimile reprint of 1830 first edition get book of mormon. Based on printers manuscript copied from original manuscript. The miraculous printing of the 1840 edition of the book of. The miraculous printing of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon by ebenezer robinson. But later american editions did not show this change because they had followed the first european and 1837 editions.
Book of mormon editions 18301981 book of mormon central. The absence of eike was known before 1830 when the book of mormon appeared, since it was discussed by desiderius. Apr 26, 2020 my name is reid moon, owner of moons rare books in provo, utah. The 1830 edition of the book of mormon reads that king benjamin had the gift of translate the jaredite records. The idea of god in the book of mormon closely resembles the traditional christian doctrine of the trinity. 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. By far the majority of changes between the 1830 and subsequent versions of the book of mormon are spelling or grammar corrections. New approaches to the book of mormon brent lee metcalfe, editor. The claim is often heard that there are more than 4000 changes to the book of mormon text.
Shawn goes through the title page of the original book of mormon, hummmm problems already. The printing and binding of the book of mormon were finished and the book was. In this study we will show that there have been at least 3,9 changes made in the book of mormon from the time it was first published in 1830. Joseph changed this word to pure in the 1840 edition. The vast majority of changes have been in spelling, punctuation, and general english improvement, including eliminating a number of unnecessary it came to pass phrases that are awkward in english but probably normal in hebrew. Experience reading the book of mormon as the early saints did, with this 1830 heritage editiona faithful reproduction of the version printed by e. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. No major changes in book of mormon the book of mormon. History of the mormon church in cincinnati 1830 1985 hardcover book. Importance of the 1830 book of mormon,excerpt from importance of the 1830 book of mormon if youre not familiar with how the book of mormon came to be, id. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830 it has had s of changes made to it.
I buy, sell and appraise free of charge rare mormon books, documents, photographs and artifacts. Two major goals of each published edition of the book of mormon have been 1 to faithfully reproduce the text. Be it remembered, that on the eeventh day of june, in the fiftythird year of the independence of the united states of america, a. 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. A good overview of the various editions of the book of mormon that have been published since 1830 is found in an article by royal skousen in the encyclopedia of mormonism, vol. The journey of an 1830 book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting. Dingers book begins with a foreword by stan larson that provides some historical background to larsons own earlier work on the book of mormon text, plus a list of significant textual changes.
This apparent contradiction has caused some to puzzle over who precisely had the gift of interpretation, as well as how this error. Third and most importantly, changes in the text from the 1830 book of mormon show only that there was human error, and in no way influences the fact that the book of mormon was brought. Facsimile reprint of 1830 first edition by author, the most effective one. The printers manuscript is the copy of the original manuscript that scribes produced from august 1829 to the early part of 1830. This correction by the prophet has finally been restored in the 1981. Changes were made to the book of mormon after joseph smith changed his doctrine from monotheism to polytheism. Facsimile reprint of 1830 first edition pdf file from our online library.
Well, i can see ive got to jump in on this one, since both of the previous answerers seem confused and unable to see whats actually being asked. In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of the book of mormon from the university of utah library. One years removed from the harrowing loss of the initial 116 pages of the translation in the. Introduction to 3,9 changes utah lighthouse ministry. This 1830, 1st edition book of mormon replica is unique in that it contains an original index, a cross reference to current lds versification, modern day photos of significant. The copying of the printers manuscript, which was used by the typesetter, had been started in july 1829. I chose page 200 at random, looking at the first complete.
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