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|link=http://www.lds.org/topics/bible?lang=eng
 
|title=Bible: The Word of God
 
|publication=Gospel Topics (lds.org)
 
|summary=The Holy Bible literally contains within its pages the converting, healing Spirit of Christ, which has turned men’s hearts for centuries, leading them to pray, to choose right paths, and to search to find their Savior.
 
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The Holy Bible is well named. It is holy because it teaches truth, holy because it warms us with its spirit, holy because it teaches us to know God and understand His dealings with men, and holy because it testifies throughout its pages of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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Latter-day Saints revere the Bible as the word of God and an "inestimable treasure, which excelleth all the riches of the earth; because the fruit thereof extendeth itself, not only to the time spent in this transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven."<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/dedication?lang=eng Epistle Dedicatory] to the King James Version of the Holy Bible.</ref>
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==Bible overview==
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Basics
 
|subject=Basics
 
|summary=Latter-day Saints consider the Bible to be holy scripture.
 
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==Biblical accuracy==
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Inerrancy
 
|subject=Inerrancy and the Bible
 
|summary=It is claimed the Bible texts, at least in their pristine form, were inerrant. Therefore, it is incorrect for Joseph Smith to teach that the Bible contains errors, mistakes, or omissions.
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Textual criticism
 
|subject=Textual criticism
 
|summary=What can textual criticism tell us about the Bible? Does it have anything to say about the Bible being without error, as some Christians claim?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Translations
 
|subject=Translations
 
|summary=The Church insists on using the Authorized ("King James") Version as its official Bible, even though more modern translations are easier to read, are more accurate, and include more recent manuscript discoveries. Critics sometimes complain that the eight Article of Faith about believing the Bible "as far as it is translated correctly," implies that Bible translators are trying to hide God's truth.
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Transmission versus translation
 
|subject=Transmission versus translation
 
|summary=Critics try to show that by the term translation in the eighth Article of Faith, we really mean transmission.
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Trustworthy
 
|subject=Trustworthy?
 
|summary=It is claimed that Latter-day Saint leaders diminish the Bible as untrustworthy.
 
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==Biblical completeness==
 
{{SummaryItem
 
|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Completeness
 
|subject=Completeness and sufficiency
 
|summary=It is claimed the Bible contains all necessary or essential knowledge to assure salvation. Therefore, things like modern prophets or additional scripture (such as the Book of Mormon) are unnecessary or even blasphemous.
 
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{{SummaryItem
 
|link=Mormonism and the Bible/%22Adding_to%22_or_%22taking_away_from%22
 
|subject="Adding to" or "taking away" from the Bible
 
|summary=It is claimed that the Book of Mormon cannot be true because nothing should be "added to" or "taken away from" the Holy Bible.
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Inerrancy
 
|subject=Biblical inerrancy
 
|summary=Does the Bible teach that it is "inerrant"?  Is this an idea with any meaning?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Insufficient
 
|subject=Insufficient?
 
|summary=Critics interpret a statement by Orson Pratt to mean that Latter-day Saints believe that the Bible is "insufficient."
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Lost scripture
 
|subject=Lost scripture
 
|summary=I've heard about "lost scripture" mentioned in the Bible. What does the Book of Mormon mean when it says that "plain and precious" things have been taken out of the bible? What is this about, and what implications does it have for the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy and sufficiency?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Open canon vs. closed canon
 
|subject=Open canon vs. closed canon
 
|summary=It is claimed that the Church is in error because Christianity requires a "closed canon" (no more authoritative revelation) instead of the Church's "open canon" (potential for more binding revelation).
 
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==Biblical interpretation by Latter-day Saints and critics==
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<small>Video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.</small>
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Born again translation
 
|subject=Being "born again"&mdash;what does the Bible mean?
 
|summary=When the Bible talks about being "born again," what does this mean? How did the first Christians understand this concept?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Christianity is a mystery
 
|subject=Christianity is a mystery
 
|summary=Members of the Church believe that the gospel of Christ has been known since the days of Adam. It is claimed that the New Testament teaches that the Gospel of Christ was a mystery unknown until the advent of Christ. (In defense of this claim, they often cite such scriptures as Rom. 16:25; 1  Cor. 2:7, 1  Cor. 4:1; Eph. 3:1-10; Col. 1:25-27).
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Cosmology
 
|subject=Cosmology of the Bible
 
|summary=What do we know about how Bible authors viewed the earth and the universe?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Condemnation of genealogy
 
|subject=Genealogy, condemnation of
 
|summary=Critics of Mormonism charge that the Bible condemns genealogy, and therefore the Latter-day Saint practice of compiling family histories is anti-Biblical, often citing 1 Timothy 1:4 or Titus 3:9.
 
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|link=Joseph_Smith/Prophecies/United_Order_is_everlasting#Biblical_parallels
 
|subject="Eternal" commands in the Bible that were changed by later revelation.
 
|summary=Critics of Mormonism attack Joseph Smith for altering things that were "eternal," while ignoring other matters labeled "eternal" that were later changed by biblical prophets.
 
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|link=Priesthood/Restoration/Aaronic/Hebrews 7
 
|subject=Hebrews 7 and the Aaronic Priesthood
 
|summary=Hebrews 7 states that the Aaronic/Levitical Priesthood was "changed" to the unique priesthood "after the order of Melchizedek" held by Jesus Christ. Why then do Latter-day Saints still use the Aaronic Priesthood?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/On-going divine revelation not necessary
 
|subject=On-going divine revelation not necessary
 
|summary=Critics of Mormonism claim that there is no need for on-going divine revelation today; some even charge that claims of visions from God or revelations to a modern prophet is a blasphemous idea.
 
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|link=Plan of salvation/Three degrees of glory/Not biblical
 
|subject=Three degrees of glory not biblical
 
|summary=Critics of Mormonism claim that the doctrine of three heavens has no basis in the Bible.
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Peleg
 
|subject=Peleg and the "division of the earth"
 
|summary=Is the reference in Genesis to Peleg and the earth being "divided" a reference to an abrupt separation of the continents?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Textual criticism
 
|subject=Textual criticism
 
|summary=What can textual criticism tell us about the Bible? Does it have anything to say about the Bible being without error, as some Christians claim?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Translations
 
|subject=Translations
 
|summary=What are the merits of various biblical translations?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Transmission versus translation
 
|subject=Transmission versus translation
 
|summary=LDS doctrine expresses belief in the Bible "as far as it is translated correctly."  Does ''translated'' have a broader sense than the modern one?
 
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|link=Mormonism and the Bible/Trustworthy
 
|subject=Trustworthy?
 
|summary=Do LDS regard the Bible as "untrustworthy"?
 
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==Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible==
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==Relationship of the Bible to the Book of Mormon==
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|summary=The "Deutero-Isaiah" theory is the claim that parts of Isaiah were written later than others. The critical issue raised is that the Brass Plates of Laban quote from sections of Isaiah that this theory ascribes to Deutero-Isaiah, so how could the Nephites have these writings if they weren't written until after they left Jerusalem?
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==Science and the Bible==
 
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|link=Book_of_Mormon/Archaeology/Compared_to_the_Bible
 
|subject=Archaeology and the Bible
 
|summary=Sectarian critics who accept the Bible, but not the Book of Mormon, sometimes claim that the Bible has been "proven" or "confirmed" by archaeology, and insist that the same cannot be said for the Book of Mormon.
 
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|link=Mormonism and science/Global or local Flood
 
|subject=Flood, global or local
 
|summary=Modern scientific knowledge regarding the diversity of species, language and evidence of continuous human habitation does not support the Biblical story that a global flood wiped out most life as recently as 4,400 years ago
 
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 13 April 2024

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The Bible

Latter-day Saints revere the Bible as the word of God and an "inestimable treasure, which excelleth all the riches of the earth; because the fruit thereof extendeth itself, not only to the time spent in this transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven."[1]

To view articles about the Bible, click "Expand" in the blue bar:

Articles about the Holy Bible


Video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


Notes

  1. Epistle Dedicatory to the King James Version of the Holy Bible.