1837 edition book of mormon

What changes were made to the 1837 edition of the book of mormon. This is the first published text of the book of mormon to show the precise history of many textual variants. In 1837 significant problems had arisen in kirtland, ohio. Jan 06, 2014 there were five editions of the book of mormon printed during the life of joseph smith. What are some major differences between the 1830 book of. Understanding the process of publishing the book of mormon.

Joseph originally taught that jesus and the father were the same. The text was taken from the 1837 edition published in kirtland, ohio, but this volume was the first to include an index and to move the testimonies of the witnesses to the front of the book. Mar, 2015 book of mormon, 1837 2nd edition joseph smith and the other church leaders contemplated a second edition of the book of mormon as early as the summer of 1833. There were 5 printings of the book of mormon during joseph smiths life. Moons rare books first edition book of mormon for sale.

In the 1837 edition, joseph smith changed that into the mother of the son of god book of mormon 20, p. The goal of textual accuracy has led later editors to earlier editions and, when available, to the original and printers manuscripts see book of mormon manuscripts. Next, i obtained copies of the title pages from all major editions of the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Joseph smith later changed some, but not all, of these to the son of god. The 1888 edition of the book of mormon reads the same as the 1830 edition. Key passages on deity in the original 1830 text of the book of mormon were changed in the 1837 edition to reflect joseph smiths changing doctrine of deity. In addition to giving permission, joseph smith and trusted associates also made grammatical corrections and refined the. John taylor assigned orson pratt to prepare a new edition of the book in 1879. Book of mormontransmission from translator to printed text. Finally, the mormon church leaders became so embarrassed about the grammar that they decided to abandon the idea that. Start studying editions of the book of mormon and the people involved. After the churchs printing operations moved to kirtland, ohio, parley p.

The introductory material is a good overview of the history of each edition, giving great background. Revision of first edition, using the printers manuscript with emendations and grammatical corrections. Title page if there be fault it be the mistake of men. Jan 01, 2017 well, i can see ive got to jump in on this one, since both of the previous answerers seem confused and unable to see whats actually being asked. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers. Though they had joseph smiths permission, they were unaware of the revisions joseph smith made in the 1840 edition. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Separated the verses, split up the chapters, and added a few footnotes for the 1879 edition. Copies of the book were read by converts, shared with families, and carried by missionaries to neighboring settlements and states, american indian communities, and the british isles. Book of mormon changes the fall of mormonism rich kelsey. The parallel book of mormon, the 1830, 1837, and 1840. It is exciting and interesting to have all three versions of the the book of mormon that were published during joseph smiths lifetime in parallel. Two major goals of each published edition of the book of mormon have been 1 to faithfully reproduce the text.

Feb 20, 2020 from the 1830 book of mormon behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of god, after the manner of the flesh behold the lamb of god, even the eternal father the lamb of god. Phelps in 1833, his 1837 and 1840 editions, his statement in 1842, and his 1842 edition all previously referred to, it is clear that had joseph lived longer, he would likely have continued to correct the text of the book of mormon to produce a book without human errors. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of mormon 1830 edition. The earliest edition of the book of mormon referred to jesus as god. In 1837, while the church was headquartered in kirtland, ohio, joseph smith began the process of reprinting the book of mormon. Books available in provo, ut, including an original first edition book of mormon and bibles including tyndale, geneva, king james. So later american editions, which were taken from the first european edition, perpetuated these omissions. Browse our collection of utah art, historical documents, lds books, lds scripture, rare historical mormon items, and unique collectibles. Private collector of rare mormon books, the 1830 first edition book of mormon, mormon art and artifacts, historic mormon paintings, autographed historical documents, early mormon historical photographs, mormon imprints from palmyra, zion, kirtland, and nauvoo, and anything related to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. The second edition of the book of mormon was published in 1837 at kirtland, ohio. Josephs corrected 1840 edition was not yet available, so they used the 1837 edition as their basis. It is one of my favorite acquisitionsfor me, you cant get much better than owning the first edition book of mormon that belonged to the very first missionary. The 1830 palmyra edition, the 1837 kirtland edition, and the 1840 nauvoo edition.

In that vision only jesus visited joseph and forgave him of his sins. Royal skousen, a professor of linguistics at byu and a recognized expert of the textual history of the book of mormon, has identified 5,280 variations in all editions of the book of mormon. Over the last 178 years, seven major editions of the book of mormon have been published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The original book of mormon transcript book of mormon. Changes to latterday scripture lds leaders have made. First edition book of mormon history moons rare books. In 1986, while preparing the text for first nephi of the study book of mormon project, zarahemla research foundation began a wordforword comparison of the original and printers manuscripts with the 1830, 1837,1840,1874, 1892 and 1908 editions. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. With the help of oliver cowdery, the prophet prepared the second 1837 edition. It asks readers to understand that if there be fault in the book of mormon it be the mistake of men. Joseph smith made over 3,000 changes to make this edition, which was the second edition. One of the most frequent mistakes in the first edition of the book of mormon is the use of the word was instead of the word were.

Because the first european edition in english followed the 1837 edition, it did not contain some of these changes made by joseph smith. One important framework for understanding the book is to examine its publishing history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Book of mormon, 1837 2nd edition joseph smith and the other church leaders contemplated a second edition of the book of mormon as early as the summer of 1833. In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of the book of mormon from the university of utah library. What changes were made to the 1837 edition of the book. The miraculous printing of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon. Book of mormon editions 18301981 the encyclopedia of. Book of mormontextual changesthe son of fairmormon. The following are extracts from the first edition of the book of mormon in which the word was has been changed in later editions to were.

It was this emended manuscript that was taken to the printer for typesetting for the first edition of the book of mormon. First issued in doublecolumn pages, with chapter headings, chronological data, revised footnote references, pronouncing vocabulary and index, in 1920. The purpose of each new edition is to eliminate the human errors that have occurred. Joseph smith the prophet had translated the book of mormon from the golden plates and oliver cowdery and other scribes wrote his wor. Book of mormon editions 18301981 book of mormon central. Collecting the book of mormon by joseph, smith first edition. Understanding textual changes in the book of mormon. First two editions of the book of mormon available benchmark books. There were five early editions of the book of mormon published that are extremely significant to the lds faith, the first edition of 1830 being the most important, but also the 1837 kirtland, the. I noted that in the current edition 1981 the text of the title page is divided into twelve major statements. The second edition 1837 was printed in kirtland, ohio. Pratt and john goodson requested joseph smiths permission to print a second edition of the book of mormon. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of mormon.

Book of mormon, 1837, page 0 the joseph smith papers. First issued, as divided into chapters and verses with references by orson pratt, in 1879. The man responsible for punctuating the first edition of the book of mormon. The only difference between this first british edition and the 1837 edition was the use of british spelling. Among the changes joseph smith made are these four in 1 nephi 11 and. And, hyrum smith s first edition book of mormon sold several years ago for almost one million dollars. Second edition of the book of mormon, 1837, in contemporary sheep book of mormon smith, joseph. Get the best deals on 1830 book of mormon when you shop the largest online selection at. Either 3,000 or 5,000 copies of this edition the second were printed. According to joseph smith, the book of mormon is more correct than the bible history of the church, vol. The 1830 edition of the book of mormon having some time since been distributed, the pressing calls for the same, as well as the book of doctrine and covenants, and the vast importance attached to their contents, have induced the undersigned to seek the privilege of supplying those calls by presenting, in one volume, both books, in a condensed.

An exact facsimile reproduction of the first edition of the book of mormon, providing the authentic size, look and feel, and format of the original. The last of the plates of mormon was the title page. The 1830 book of mormon, states the catholic definition of. Of these, the only replica that is sewn in sections similar to the original 1830 edition is the one by grandin artisans stratford books. Editions of the book of mormon and the people involved. I own samuel smiths first edition book of mormon 1830. The typesetting and printing were done during the winter of 183637, with joseph smith and oliver cowdery taking an active part in the editing process. The ten most expensive mormon books meridian magazine. With each edition, changes were made to correct the text to reach the original meaning. Since its first publication in 1830, the book of moron has undergone thousands of changes. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors.

The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. A critical text of the book of mormon was published in 19841987 by the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies. In 1837, pratt and goodson published the second edition of the book of mormon and the third edition, published by robinson. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the.

Book of mormon editions by royal skousen two major goals of each published edition of the book of mormon have been 1 to faithfully reproduce the. In 1840, the quorum of the twelve apostles obtained joseph smiths permission to publish a european edition of the book of mormon. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah. The first five editions of the book of mormon 1830, 1837, 1840. History of the manuscripts of the book of mormon by shirley r. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. The 1837 book of mormon the kirtland edition either 3,000 or 5,000 copies of this edition the second were printed. Joseph smith and the other church leaders contemplated a second edition of the book of mormon as. Although other editions were also printed during the lifetime of the prophet joseph smith, the 1841 edition was the 1st european edition essentially a reprint of the 1837 edition with british spelling, printed in liverpool, england, and the 1842 book of mormon was a limitedissue of the 1840 stereotyped edition. In this study we will show that there have been at least 3,9 changes made in the book of mormon from the time it was first published in 1830. However, there are numerous other changes which affect the doctrinal teachings of the book of mormon. Williams was a professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university when this was published. On the title page of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon pictured above is an important statement which reads, carefully revised by the translator.

The book of mormon was carefully revised by the translator. Elkins catholics do not use the same bible mormons use. First two editions of the book of mormon available. With the second edition of the book of mormon, published in 1837, some words were changed to present a more modern writing style. Responsible for the punctuation and paragraphing in the 1830 edition of the book of mormon. There were 5,000 original book of mormon copies published in 1830 in palmyra, new york. It is estimated that around 700 copies of the first edition remain today. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints kindle edition by smith, joseph.