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JOSEPH’S INSPIRED TRANSLATION, Chapter 10 of As It Is Translated Correctly Part 1 Episode 709

 

Pages 146 to 173

 

I resumed the translation of the Scriptures, and continued to labor in this branch of my calling…. (D.H.C. 1:238)

 

For many centuries uninspired men have fractured Christianity into a thousand different, contending sects; and, from out of all these have come many different versions of the Bible. Because of this confusion, the Lord saw the necessity of bringing more enlightenment among men to clarify this atrocious mess.

 

Since the problems had not been solved by the scholarship of men, it became necessary for the Lord to send a prophet. So He did–the Prophet Joseph Smith. One of Joseph’s first works was that of a more inspired translation of the Bible.

 

Most scholars and translators realize the problems of trying to get an authentic copy of the Bible from the manuscripts that were available for translation. A statement from those who worked on the English Revised Version admitted:

 

We recognized from the first, the responsibility of the undertaking; and through our manifold experience of its abounding difficulties, we have felt more and more, as we went onward, that such a work can never be accomplished by organized efforts of scholarship and criticism, unless assisted by divine help. (Preface to English Revised Version, p. 22)

BIBLICAL ERRORS, Chapter 9 of As It Is Translated Correctly 

 

 Pages 106 to 145

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It is obvious to non-Mormons that there are very few members of the Latter-day Saint Church who can point out errors in the Bible, nor do they know these inconsistencies even exist. As one anti-Mormon publication stated:

 

Ask the Mormons to show you exactly where the errors (in the Bible) exist. (Mormonism, by “Saints Alive”, p. 2)

 

The purpose of this chapter, then, is to show that there definitely are Biblical errors and inconsistencies, how they occurred, and what some of them are.

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Ancient prophets usually dwelled among wicked people, as the masses didn’t believe in revelation from God, in visions, or angels. Thus, the common fate of most prophets was excessive persecution and cruelty. Unbelievers sought to destroy the writings of the prophets and if possible tried to kill the prophets themselves. (Our generation has been no different.)

 

Too often the manuscripts of the prophets were, of necessity, hastily handed down to other believers, few in number and usually uneducated. Many times they had to make copies under dire circumstances and in most unfavorable conditions. Thus, the information on the copies became sporatic and erroneous. Copies of copies had to be made because of the temporary life of the materials upon which original translations had been written.

APOCRYPHA AND THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE, Chapter 8 of As It Is Translated Correctly 

 Pages 94 to 105

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Question: Is not the canon of Scriptures full?

Answer (by Joseph Smith): If it is, there is a great defect in the book, or else it would have said so. (D.H.C. 3:30)

 

The collection of books, letters, and histories compiled within the Bible is called scripture. All those writings that have been selected and accepted as valid are called “The Canon of Scripture”. But different churches accept different books as scripture, resulting in varying canons of the scriptures.

 

Many of the letters and gospels of the New Testament were read in churches and congregations for nearly two centuries before they were considered as canon scripture. In fact, many other works were also read and accepted as important scriptural material. The term “Closed Canon of Scripture” is a more recent Catholic and Protestant determination, as they consider that the canon is full and complete with nothing more to be added.

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS, Chapter 7 of As It Is Translated Correctly

 Pages 70 to 93

For over a decade, nations suffered through the blood and devastation of World War II; then finally the announcement of peace gave relief to the whole earth. But the thunder and smoke had hardly settled when another worldwide, revolutionary proclamation was made. This was the announcement of one of the greatest discoveries ever made in the field of Biblical archaeology. In 1947, a cave near the Dead Sea offered up a treasure of ancient manuscripts–portions of the Old Testament–predating any others by about 1,000 years. But this was just the beginning of the discovery of hidden caves and ancient manuscripts in that area.

THE SONG OF SOLOMON AND

THE BOOK OF JASHER, Chapter 6 of As It Is Translated Correctly 

 

Pages 60 to 69

The book of Jasher, like all other ancient writings, has suffered from liberties taken by scribes and translators who sought to change or “improve” the manuscript for the benefit of its readers. There is also reason to believe that many apocraphal additions were made, as well. These inserted elaborations were traditional and characteristic of the Jewish people, as they loved to embellish their favorite stories. However, the merit or fault can easily be [69] accepted or glossed over without harm to the facts of its history. It is clearly shown to be a record of antiquity, containing much valuable information.

The Prophet Joseph Smith purposely neglected to put the Song of Solomon in his Inspired Translation of the Bible, while on the other hand he spoke favorably of the Book of Jasher. At least on one occasion, he quoted from it as a valid historical document. He also published a statement about its publication in New York. (Times and Seasons 1:127) The Prophet once stated that “the book of Jasher, which has not been disproved as a bad author,” must have merit as an historical work. (TPJS, p. 260)

How great the difference between the Song of Solomon and the Book of Jasher! The former is without history; it lacks inspiration or moral instruction; and it fails to even mention God or His laws and commandments. The Book of Jasher, on the other hand, coincides with the Bible, beginning with the creation of the earth and continuing up to the children of Israel being led out of Egypt. It is a continuous history of God’s dealings with man; it contains God’s commandments and His laws; it corroborates the stories as recorded in the Bible; and it reveals further information and spiritual incidents in the lives of the great patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament.

LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE, Chapter 5 of As It Is Translated Correctly 

 

Although we have 66 books in our Bible, there are many others that are missing, some of which are mentioned in the existing scriptures; but no one seems to know what happened to them or why they were not included as part of the Bible. Many of these lost books are reported to be the words of God to some of His faithful prophets and patriarchs, so we must conclude that they are of great worth and would qualify to be considered scripture. It can also be concluded that there are many other missing books, also inspired, not mentioned in the Bible.

 

It is obvious that wars, migrations, poor materials, persecution, and other pitfalls could have taken a great toll on many sacred and important texts of God’s revelations to man. As explained by one scholar:

 

The Jews having been at some times careless and negligent, and at other times profane, they suffered some of the sacred books to be lost through their carelessness, and have burnt and destroyed others. (St. Chrysostom, as quoted in Simon’s Critical History of the New Testament.)

 

The perils of “book burning” have not been confined to the Dark Ages of Christianity, but have apparently taken their toll since the beginning of mankind.

DIFFERENT BIBLES AND TRANSLATIONS, Chapter 4 of As It Is Translated Correctly 

 

Pages 42 to 52

 

Our Bible is a collection of books written over a period of 1600 years. It gradually grew until its compilation consisted of 66 books, with the last one being written at the close of the first century A.D. The arrangement of the books has differed through the years, but not necessarily in chronological order.

 

The twentieth century has seen a surge of new translations of these ancient manuscripts. “All of them have their faults, of course, but some of them are especially good and can be of great help to the Bible reader.” (How We Got the Bible, Lightfoot, p. 116)

 

Even the most popular and respected King James Bible is not complete and needed revision.

 

No one translation is infallible. With the advance of time it was inevitable that revisions would have to be made of the classic King James Version: (1) its translation was based on manuscripts of late (instead of early) dates; (2) it contained obsolete expressions which were often misleading; and (3) it did not always represent an exact translation of the original tongues. (Ibid., p. 116)

TRANSLATING AND REVISING SCRIPTURE, Chapter 3 of As It Is Translated Correctly 

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Pages 20 to 41

Too often over-zealous and misinformed preachers of today profess to have a Bible without error. However, any honest Christian scholar will admit mistakes and inaccuracies in all Bible translations. Perhaps the erudite scholars of Bible history said it best when they declared:

The need for NT textual criticism results from a combination of three factors: (1) The originals, probably written on papyrus scrolls, have all perished. (2) For over 1,400 years the NT was copied by hand, and the copyists (scribes) made every conceivable error, as well as at time intentionally altering (probably with the idea of “correcting”) the text. Such errors and alterations survived in various ways, with a basic tendency to accumulate (scribes seldom left anything out, lest they omit something inspired). (3) There are now extant, in whole or in part, 5,338 Greek MSS, as well as hundreds of copies of ancient translations (not counting over 8,000 copies of the Latin Vulgate), plus the evidence from the citations of the NT in the writings of the early church fathers. Moreover, no two MSS anywhere in existence are exactly alike. (Biblical Criticism, Harrison, Waltke, Guthrie and Fee, p. 128)

HISTORY OF BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS, Chapter 2 of As It Is Translated Correctly Episode 701

Pages 12 to 19

Did God write the Bible? Did prophets or apostles write every word of the Bible? Is every word in the Bible inspired of God? The answer to all of these questions is, of course, no. Some of it contains the words of God; some parts are the words of men; sometimes it quotes the devil; and in once place a jackass spoke. Hence, the Bible is a compilation of records from various sources, containing the words of God, men, and the devil.

In every case men who were “inspired” in one way or another, were free to write in the particular style or expression of their own choice. Some were more learned than others and therefore their style of expression was different. There was only one Author but many writers.

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Textual Criticism, Chapter 1 of As it is Translated Correctly Episode 700

Pages 1 to 11

Today we have over a thousand different “Christian” religions, all claiming to be right as they denounce all the others as being wrong. All are preaching different doctrines, yet they hold the same Bible in their hands. Unbelievable as it may seem, they still contend and make war upon each other.

Why so much confusion? There may possibly be several reasons for such a labyrinth of discord and contention: (1) the Bible is being misinterpreted or discarded; (2) it is not written clearly enough for universal understanding; (3) the translators and scribes made errors; (4) many plain and precious truths have been left out; (5) and possibly, it is a combination of all of the above. It is certainly evident that something is wrong. All this contention, confusion, and warring among the Christians, indicate that man has misinterpreted, mistranslated and misunderstood the words of God.

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