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− | =Bible= | + | =The Bible as part of Latter-day Saint canon= |
− | =={{ | + | ==Overview== |
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+ | |link=Bible/Basics | ||
+ | |subject=Basics | ||
+ | |summary=Latter-day Saints consider the Bible to be holy scripture. | ||
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+ | ==Completeness== | ||
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+ | |link=Bible/Completeness | ||
+ | |subject=Completeness and sufficiency | ||
+ | |summary=Critics claim 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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|link=Bible/%22Adding_to%22_or_%22taking_away_from%22 | |link=Bible/%22Adding_to%22_or_%22taking_away_from%22 | ||
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− | |link=Bible/ | + | |link=Bible/Insufficient |
− | |subject= | + | |subject=Insufficient? |
− | |summary=Latter-day Saints | + | |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=Bible/Lost scripture | ||
+ | |subject=Lost scripture | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |link=Bible/Open canon vs. closed canon | ||
+ | |subject=Open canon vs. closed canon | ||
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+ | ==Archaeology== | ||
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|link=Book_of_Mormon/Archaeology/Compared_to_the_Bible | |link=Book_of_Mormon/Archaeology/Compared_to_the_Bible | ||
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|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. | |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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+ | ==Interpretation== | ||
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|link=Bible/Born again translation | |link=Bible/Born again translation | ||
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|subject=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. Critics claim 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). | |summary=Members of the Church believe that the gospel of Christ has been known since the days of Adam. Critics claim 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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|summary=What do we know about how Bible authors viewed the earth and the universe? | |summary=What do we know about how Bible authors viewed the earth and the universe? | ||
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|link=Joseph_Smith/Prophecies/United_Order_is_everlasting#Biblical_parallels | |link=Joseph_Smith/Prophecies/United_Order_is_everlasting#Biblical_parallels | ||
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|summary=Critics claim 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. | |summary=Critics claim 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=Bible/Joseph Smith Translation | |link=Bible/Joseph Smith Translation | ||
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|subject=Relationship to the Book of Mormon | |subject=Relationship to the Book of Mormon | ||
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|link=Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Deutero-Isaiah | |link=Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Deutero-Isaiah | ||
|subject=Isaiah, multiple authors of | |subject=Isaiah, multiple authors of | ||
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|link=Bible/On-going divine revelation not necessary | |link=Bible/On-going divine revelation not necessary | ||
|subject=On-going divine revelation not necessary | |subject=On-going divine revelation not necessary | ||
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|link=Bible/Textual criticism | |link=Bible/Textual criticism | ||
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|subject=Three degrees of glory not biblical | |subject=Three degrees of glory not biblical | ||
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+ | ==Accuracy== | ||
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|link=Bible/Translations | |link=Bible/Translations |
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