TEXTUAL FINGERPRINTING: UNCOVERING BOOK OF MORMON MATERIAL IN THE JOSEPH SMITH TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE

Authors

Donald Patrick Bradley, Brigham Young University

Keywords

textual fingerprinting, Book of Mormon, Mormon studies, Joseph Smith Translation Bible, Bible studies

College

Religious Education

Department

Ancient Scripture

Abstract

During the first three years of the LDS Church, Joseph Smith spent much of his time revising or retranslating the Bible. He intended to clarify obscure passages, restore lost truths, and weed out errors that had found their way into the sacred text. Although the resulting “Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible” (or JST) is scripture to nine million Latter-day Saints, little is known about how it was produced. Did joseph Smith bring it forth solely by direct revelation? Did he use his own judgment in revising some passages? Were there yet other sources he used besides his own mind and direct revelation?

Recommended Citation

Bradley, Donald Patrick (2014) "TEXTUAL FINGERPRINTING: UNCOVERING BOOK OF MORMON MATERIAL IN THE JOSEPH SMITH TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 1300.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1300