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Critics charge that the earliest edition of the Book of Mormon referred to Jesus as "God," but in later editions this was changed to "''the Son of'' God." They cite this as evidence that Joseph Smith changed the Book of Mormon to conform to his [[Joseph Smith's early conception of God|changing beliefs about the Trinity]]. They claim Joseph was originally a solid trinitarian (perhaps even a Modalist), and as he later began to teach that the Father and Son were two separate beings, he had to change the Book of Mormon to support his new doctrine.
 
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===Source(s) of the criticism===
 
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This change was a deliberate editorial insertion by Joseph Smith to clarify four verses in 1 Nephi.
 
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===The 1837 edition of the Book of Mormon===
 
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The second edition of the Book of Mormon was published in 1837 at Kirtland, Ohio. The typesetting and printing were done during the winter of 1836&ndash;37, with Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery taking an active part in the editing process.
 
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In this edition numerous corrections were made to the text of the 1830 (first) edition to bring it back to the reading in the original and printer's manuscripts. Joseph Smith also made a number of editorial changes to the text, [[Book of Mormon translation method|as was his right as the translator of the text]].
 
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Among the changes he made are these four in 1 Nephi 11 and 13:-->
 
  
 
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(The [text in brackets] in the original manuscript are missing from the physical manuscript. The <strike>strikeouts</strike> and &lt;'''insertions'''&gt; in the printer's manuscript are in Joseph's hand.)
 
(The [text in brackets] in the original manuscript are missing from the physical manuscript. The <strike>strikeouts</strike> and &lt;'''insertions'''&gt; in the printer's manuscript are in Joseph's hand.)
  
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===Why was this change made?===
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It is thought that this simply recommends a prophetic commentary on Joseph Smith's part describing the proper interpretation of the phrase "waters of Judah."  It is not regarded as an error, or likely part of the original Book of Mormon plates' text.
 
It is thought that this simply recommends a prophetic commentary on Joseph Smith's part describing the proper interpretation of the phrase "waters of Judah."  It is not regarded as an error, or likely part of the original Book of Mormon plates' text.

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  Original manuscript Printer's manuscript 1830 edition 1840 edition
1 Nephi 20:1 hea[rken & h]ear this O house of [J]acob which [are ca]lled by the name of [Israel &] are come forth out of the waters of Judah which swear by the na[me of] the Lord & make mention of the God of Israel yet they swear not in tru[t]h nor in righteousness hearken & hear this O house of Israel Jacob which are called by the name of Israel & are come forth out of the waters of Judah which swear by the name of the Lord & make mention of the God of Israel yet they swear not in truth nor in righteousness Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel; yet they swear not in truth, nor in righteousness. Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah (or out of the waters of baptism), which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel; yet they swear not in truth, nor in righteousness.

(The [text in brackets] in the original manuscript are missing from the physical manuscript. The strikeouts and <insertions> in the printer's manuscript are in Joseph's hand.)

Why was this change made?

It is thought that this simply recommends a prophetic commentary on Joseph Smith's part describing the proper interpretation of the phrase "waters of Judah." It is not regarded as an error, or likely part of the original Book of Mormon plates' text.

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Further reading

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  • FairMormon Topical Guide: Changes in the Book of Mormon FairMormon link
  • Royal Skousen, "Changes In the Book of Mormon," 2002 FAIR Conference proceedings. FAIR link

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