The Words of Joseph Smith
Author: Andrew F. Ehat
Publisher: Grandin Publishing Company
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 486
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Author: Andrew F. Ehat
Publisher: Grandin Publishing Company
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 486
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Samuel Morris Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-05-04
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0190054255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, claimed to have translated ancient scriptures. He dictated an American Bible from metal plates reportedly buried by ancient Jews in a nearby hill, and produced an Egyptian "Book of Abraham" derived from funerary papyri he extracted from a collection of mummies he bought from a traveling showman. In addition, he rewrote sections of the King James Version as a "New Translation" of the Bible. Smith and his followers used the term translation to describe the genesis of these English scriptures, which remain canonical for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Whether one believes him or not, the discussion has focused on whether Smith's English texts represent literal translations of extant source documents. On closer inspection, though, Smith's translations are far more metaphysical than linguistic. In Joseph Smith's Translation, Samuel Morris Brown argues that these translations express the mystical power of language and scripture to interconnect people across barriers of space and time, especially in the developing Mormon temple liturgy. He shows that Smith was devoted to an ancient metaphysics--especially the principle of correspondence, the concept of "as above, so below"--that provided an infrastructure for bridging the human and the divine as well as for his textual interpretive projects. Joseph Smith's projects of metaphysical translation place Mormonism at the productive edge of the transitions associated with shifts toward "secular modernity." This transition into modern worldviews intensified, complexly, in nineteenth-century America. The evolving legacies of Reformation and Enlightenment were the sea in which early Mormons swam, says Brown. Smith's translations and the theology that supported them illuminate the power and vulnerability of the Mormon critique of American culture in transition. This complex critique continues to resonate and illuminate to the present day.
Author: William L. Davis
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2020-04-08
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1469655675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter Day Saint movement. Positioning the text in the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the passion for self-improvement, Davis elucidates both the fascinating cultural context for the creation of the Book of Mormon and the central role of oral culture in early nineteenth-century America. Drawing on performance studies, religious studies, literary culture, and the history of early American education, Davis analyzes Smith's process of oral composition. How did he produce a history spanning a period of 1,000 years, filled with hundreds of distinct characters and episodes, all cohesively tied together in an overarching narrative? Eyewitnesses claimed that Smith never looked at notes, manuscripts, or books—he simply spoke the words of this American religious epic into existence. Judging the truth of this process is not Davis's interest. Rather, he reveals a kaleidoscope of practices and styles that converged around Smith's creation, with an emphasis on the evangelical preaching styles popularized by the renowned George Whitefield and John Wesley.
Author: Alexander Baugh
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-10
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ISBN-13: 9781950304080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoseph Smith's First Vision of the Father and the Son in 1820 was the first of many visions the Prophet and early Church members experienced. This volume brings together some of the finest presentations from the 2020 BYU Church History Symposium honoring the bicentennial of the First Vision. Explore the influence of the First Vision, as well as teachings of other visionaries.
Author: Susan Easton Black
Publisher: Millennial Press
Published: 2004-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781932597264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe gripping narration of a life fore-ordained for greatness coupled with breathtaking photographs make Joseph Smith, Praise to the Man and extraordinary book. Enjoy a visual look into the Prophet's humble beginnings. Bask in the serenity of the sacred in New York, learn of revelations in Ohio, and witness the heartache of Missori. See the grandeur of restored Nauvoo and sense the pathos of Carthage.
Author: Joseph Smith (Jr.)
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 778
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kent P. Jackson
Publisher: Brigham Young Univ Univ Publications
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780842525893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detailed look at the Book of Moses in the Latter-day Saint scriptures as well as discussion of how it fits in whith the Joseph Smith Translation manuscripts.
Author: Gaye Strathearn
Publisher: Brigham Young University Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781590387993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kent P. Jackson
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 888
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume--the work of a lifetime--brings together all the Joseph Smith Translation manuscript in a remarkable and useful way. Now, for the first time, readers can take a careful look at the complete text, along with photos of several actual manuscript pages. The book contains a typographic transcription of all the original manuscripts, unedited and preserved exactly as dictated by the Prophet Joseph and recorded by his scribes. In addition, this volume features essays on the background, doctrinal contributions, and editorial procedures involved in the Joseph Smith Translation, as well as the history of the manuscripts since Joseph Smith's day.
Author: Fawn M. Brodie
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 1995-08-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0679730540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first paperback edition of the classic biography of the founder of the Mormon church, this book attempts to answer the questions that continue to surround Joseph Smith. Was he a genuine prophet, or a gifted fabulist who became enthralled by the products of his imagination and ended up being martyred for them? 24 pages of photos. Map.