Book of Moses

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Book of Moses

Summary: The "Documentary Hypothesis" is the theory that the Pentateuch (The first five books of the Bible consisting of Genesis-Deuteronomy) are the composition of four separate authors/editors. The sources are J, E, D, and P (Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, Priestly). It is claimed that the Documentary Hypothesis disproves the veracity of the Book of Moses. Usually it is claimed that the Book of Moses claims that Moses wrote the Pentateuch. The article here explains the Documentary Hypothesis and its relation to restoration scripture. Some claim that the Book of Moses cribs from the New Testament. These articles answer these two claims.

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• Question: What is the Documentary Hypothesis and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards restoration scripture?
• Question: Did Joseph Smith crib language from the New Testament to produce the Book of Moses?
• Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?

1. REDIRECT The documentary hypothesis
2. REDIRECTThe Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

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• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

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