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English
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Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University
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"The Joseph Smith Translation makes significant contributions to Latter-day Saint beliefs, particularly in the early chapters of Genesis. Key topics in which its revisions are the source of significant Latter-day Saint beliefs include the nature of God, the universal impact of God's work, the plan of salvation, the character and motives of Satan, the Fall of Adam and Eve, the antiquity of Christianity, the creation of an ideal community called Zion, the purpose of the law of Moses, and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Revisions throughout the Bible alter the wording of existing verses in many ways that make the text more clear and understandable. All these contributions of the Joseph Smith Translation testify to its divine origin. In addition to the hundreds of excerpts printed with the Latter-day Saint scriptures, Church members have key parts of the Joseph Smith Translation in the Pearl of Great Price: the Book of Moses and Joseph Smith--Matthew. This volume now makes the entire translation conveniently available." [From book jacket]