The Original Language of the Book of Mormon: Upstate New York Dialect, King James English, or Hebrew?

Authors

Royal Skousen, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Bible, Language, Book of Mormon

Abstract

The original text of the Book of Mormon contains complex, Hebrew-like constructions that have been subsequently removed from the text because of their non-English character.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Skousen, Royal (1994) "The Original Language of the Book of Mormon: Upstate New York Dialect, King James English, or Hebrew?," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 3: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol3/iss1/3