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The Bible and the Book of Mormon
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The Bible and the Book of Mormon
The Bible is ancient; the Book of Mormon is modern.
The Book of Mormon and the Bible
Part of our series on Gospel Principles and the Bible, this article makes some basic comparisons between the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
Contradictions Between the Book of Mormon and the Bible
There are many serious objections to the claim of Joseph Smith and the LDS church that the Book of Mormon is divinely inspired latter-day scripture supplemental to the Bible. However, none are more significant than the numerous contradictions between Book of Mormon teaching and the Bible.
If the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham are not true, doesn’t this call into question the Bible as well?
Mormons often feel that if they can’t believe the Mormon scriptures they also can’t believe the Bible. This article explains why you can have confidence in the Bible even if you realize the Book of Mormon or the Book of Abraham is not authentic.
A Tale of Two Scrolls: Jeremiah’s Replacement Scroll and Mormon “Restoration” of Scripture
Lessons of relevance to the Book of Mormon from Jeremiah’s replacement of a scroll of his prophecies that the king burned.
Does Ezekiel 37 Predict the Book of Mormon?
Do the two “sticks” of Ezekiel 37 represent the Bible and the Book of Mormon?
The Bible vs. The Book of Mormon
The first sentence in the introduction to the Book of Mormon claims, “The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible.” Is the Book of Mormon an authentic ancient scripture? Is it supported by evidence as the Bible is?
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The Use of the KJV New Testament in the Books of Mormon and Moroni
Moroni’s New Testament, Part 1
One of the best places to see the use of the New Testament in the Book of Mormon is in the writings attributed to Moroni, especially Mormon 8–9 and Moroni 7–10. This article—the first in a groundbreaking series of studies—provides a simple overview of the evidence, which includes more than two dozen parallels to the New Testament in those six chapters of the Book of Mormon.
10 Lines of Evidence for the Use of the KJV New Testament in the Book of Mormon
Moroni’s New Testament, Part 2
This article explains ten aspects of the parallels between the New Testament and the writings attributed to Moroni that reveals that the author of the Book of Mormon was very familiar with the New Testament and freely and extensively drew on it.
First John in the Book of Mormon
Moroni’s New Testament, Part 3
In Moroni 7-8, the Book of Mormon contains two clear allusions to 1 John. This article takes an in-depth look at this evidence for the use of the Bible in the writings attributed to Moroni.
The Book of Mormon and the “Other Sheep” in John 10:16
The Book of Mormon claims that when Jesus said he had “other sheep” he was going to bring (John 10:16), he was referring to his visiting the Nephites and other groups of displaced Israelites living in other parts of the world. This article explains why this explanation of John 10:16 doesn’t work and why the Book of Mormon account of Jesus explaining John 10:16 is not credible.
The “Fiery Darts” in Ephesians 6:16 and in the Book of Mormon
An example of the use of the New Testament, which the Nephite prophets could never have seen, in the Book of Mormon.
The Word Yea in the Bible and in the Book of Mormon
In terms of frequencies or proportions, the word “yea” is used over ten times as often in the Book of Mormon than in the Bible. This article examines the evidence in detail, considers various factors that might be thought to explain the difference, and concludes that the Book of Mormon uses the word in an excessive imitation of the King James Version.