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En el texto en la actualidad encontrar en Mosíah 21:28 del Libro de Mormón, la edición de 1830 dice: "Benjamin", mientras que todas las ediciones posteriores leen "Mosíah." Del mismo modo, una referencia a Benjamin en lo que hoy Éter 04:01 fue cambiado a "Mosíah" en 1849. Se afirma que "o Dios se equivocó cuando inspiró el registro o José cometió un error cuando lo tradujo."
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El uso del nombre propio "Benjamin" en los dos casos descritos puede representar ya sea un error compendio de parte de Mormón y Moroni, o puede ser una descripción de lo legítimo Ammon dijo realmente al rey Limhi en base a su conocimiento actual de la situación en Zarahemla. El Profeta aparentemente observó una posible discrepancia en base a su lectura del texto, y se cambió el nombre de "Benjamin" a "Mosíah." Tanto Mormón y Moroni reconocieron que el expediente que ellos habían creado no era perfecto.
Una de las críticas más comunes del Libro de Mormón se refiere a los cambios que se han producido en el texto a través de los años. Y dentro de esta categoría de las críticas, una de las más interesantes implica un cambio textual que implica un nombre propio, en el que el nombre de Benjamin fue impreso en la edición de 1830, pero fue cambiado al nombre Mosíah en ediciones posteriores. Esto ocurre en realidad en dos pasos separados en el Libro de Mormón.
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It should first be noted that the Book of Mormon itself does not claim to be free of errors. As Mormon himself stated in the introduction to the Book of Mormon:
Mormon's son Moroni also acknowledges that the record that has been created is imperfect:
When Joseph Smith referred to the Book of Mormon as the "most correct book" on earth, he was referring to the principles that it teaches, not the accuracy of its textual structure.
The first notable change is in what is now Mosiah 21:28:
1830 edition:
1837 edition:
The change of the proper name "Benjamin" to "Mosiah" in what is now Mosiah 21:28 was made in the 1837 edition of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith. This change is present in all editions since that time. The change to Ether 4:1 was made in the 1849 edition, after the Prophet's death.[2]
The text of what is now Ether 4:1, which was an abridgment of the record of the Jaredites by Moroni, was changed in a similar manner:
1830 edition:
1847 edition:
The reason for both of these changes was never recorded.
The people of King Limhi were living under domination of the Lamanites, and had been separated for a number of years from the main body of the Nephites located in Zarahemla. Limhi's group sent out a "a small number of men" to search for the city of Zarahemla. These men became lost, but they did locate "a land which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land which had been peopled, and which had been destroyed." Amongst the ruins they located a record "engraven on plates of ore." Assuming this land to be the land of Zarahemla, the search party returned to report to Limhi, bringing the plates with them. Limhi did not have the ability to translate this record and was therefore unable to determine what was contained upon these plates.
Ammon, while exploring, encountered the people of Limhi "not many days" after the plates were obtained. The 1830 Book of Mormon reports that "Limhi was again filled with joy, on learning from the mouth of Ammon that King Benjamin had a gift from God, whereby he could interpret such engravings; yea, and Ammon did also rejoice." However, a number of chapters prior to the description of this event, King Benjamin is reported to have died after turning over the kingship to his son Mosiah.
L. Ara Norwood notes that the Book of Mormon itself gives two parallel descriptions of the event.[4] One of these descriptions is found in Mosiah 8:13-14, which states:
This appears to be a first-person account of what Ammon actually said to King Limhi. Note that Ammon refers to "the king of the people who are in the land of Zarahemla," without mentioning the name of that king.
The other description (the one that was modified) is found in Mosiah 21:25-28. Note that this passage is written in the third person by Mormon, and that it does not quote the words of Ammon directly. This indicates the possibility that Mormon may actually have written the name "Benjamin" during his abridgment of the record.
Norwood also notes the possibility that Ammon left Zarahemla prior to King Benjamin's death:
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