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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

Joseph Smith Translation, JST, Bible, Mormon studies

College

Religious Education

Department

Ancient Scripture

Abstract

The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible has been the source of religious research and study for years. From the time that the Prophet Joseph Smith began his revisions of the Bible, both believers and nonbelievers have been intrigued by the process and doctrinal contributions of the translation. For many years, it has been very difficult for scholars and others interested in the Joseph Smith Translation to obtain concrete information and perform comprehensive analysis of the revisions. Access to Joseph Smith’s materials, particularly the translation manuscripts and marked Bible, has been limited to scholars of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or the Community of Christ. It was not until the 1960’s that Robert J. Matthews, a well known scholar of religion at Brigham Young University, obtained permission to view and study the translation manuscripts. Since then, much more has been learned and understood about the translation. However, there are still a great number of questions that hover around the Joseph Smith Translation. One of these questions is the validity of some of the markings found on the manuscripts. That is where this study begins as it researches and analyzes the markings found in the translation manuscripts and the published revisions that correspond.

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