After quoting of those chapters in a row, nephi expresses his enthusiasm for them. May 02, 20 the first few verses of isaiah 29 are not quoted in 2 nephi 27 but they appear to form the basis of the last few verses of 2 nephi 26, which is the first part of the sermon that continues for the next few chapters. Making sense or not of isaiah in the book of mormon wheat. And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, read this, i pray thee. Quoted in the book of mormon are nearly all of isaiah chapters 214, 29, and 4854. Apr 29, 2011 the book of mormon in the bibleisaiah 29 mormons believe and teach that isaiah 29 prophesies the book of mormon. Woe to ariel, to ariel, the city where david dwelt. This seems like the book of mormon people and the fact that they book was hidden in the ground. The parts in blue and red are in direct fulfillment of the joseph smith inspired version of isaiah 29. Isaiah 29 is one of the most often cited scriptural passages of the restoration. The book of mormon narrative says that the jews who left jerusalem for the new world had with them the scriptures written up until that point 600 b.
Isaiah 29 and the book of mormon book of mormon central. A people the nephites will speak as a voice from the dustdarkness and apostasy will cover the earth in the last days, a restoration of the gospel and coming forth of a sealed book the book of mormon are foretoldthree witnesses will testify of the bookthe learned man will say he cannot read the sealed bookthe lord will do a marvelous. Isaiah 29 deals with a prophecy of a book that is sealed. For behold, ye have closed your eyes, and ye have rejected the prophets, and your rulers, and the seers hath he covered because of your iniquity. The man in the following verse of isaiah 29 is martin harris and the learned is professor. But isaiah was not the only old testament prophet who foretold the book of mormon. If you want to understand isaiah 5051, dont read 2 nephi 9 or an lds commentary, just get a good translation and read nonlds scholarship. Nephi actually quotes 15 chapters from the book of isaiah in his writings isaiah 214, 4849, paraphrases another isaiah 29, and provides extensive commentary on those chapters.
May 27, 2019 nephi actually quotes 15 chapters from the book of isaiah in his writings isaiah 214, 4849, paraphrases another isaiah 29, and provides extensive commentary on those chapters. My soul delighteth in the words of isaiah, he writes. Since the mormons cite this passage as a prophecy of the book of mormon the onus of. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies. A people the nephites will speak as a voice from the dustthe apostasy, restoration of the gospel, and coming forth of a sealed book the book of mormon are foretoldcompare 2 nephi 27. Apr 09, 2019 it was a year ago this week, i spent three days at two book of mormon conferences on the same weekend. Book of mormonrelationship to the dead sea scrolls. Nephi likened isaiah 29 to his own circumstances, formulating an original prophecy that gave the old scripture new. The english book of mormon text of isaiah does not purport to be the original text either.
Could any words have been more descriptive of the book of mormon, coming as it did out of the ground to whisper out of the dust to people of our day. Because the orthodox lds approach requires the square peg of the book of isaiah to be pounded into a round book of mormon hole, the lds scholarship on isaiah is for me, at least largely worthless. Nephi describes the many approaches satan takes to. In the light of modern biblical criticism these quotations raise problems that have a serious bearing on the integrity of the nephite record as a whole. In the year that king uzziah died, i saw also the lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. The extensive use of isaiah poses several problems. Learn how ancient jews used what scholars call pesher, an. These verses are identical to the joseph smith inspired version of isaiah 29. Just in time for the churchs 2020 sunday school curriculum focused on the book of mormon, the neal a. Take thee one stick, and write upon it, for judah, and for the. The 21 chapters of isaiah which are quoted chapters 214, 29, and 4854 either partially or completely, represent about onethird of the book of isaiah, but less than two and onehalf percent of the total book of mormon. Why is isaiah quoted so much in the book of mormon. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 22732. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, read this, i pray thee.
Im going to focus on 2 nephi 9, which follows chapters 7 and 8 isaiah 50 and 51, more or less and presents itself as a commentary on those two chapters. Of isaiah prophetic writings, the resurrected lord taught, search these things diligently. Isaiah speaks of a time when the eyes of prophets, rulers, and seers are covered. This references the coming forth of book of mormon and establishment of church of jesus christ of llatter day saints. The 21 chapters of isaiah which are quoted chapters 214, 29, and 4854 either partially or completely, represent about onethird of the book of isaiah, but less than two and onehalf percent of. In isaiah in the book of mormon, edited by donald w. Nelson, like many lds leaders before him, ignores the key passages in isaiah 29 that set the historical stage for what follows.
Compare 2 nephi 27 and you will see what the book of mormon has to say. Moreover, moroni later introduced nephis likened version of isaiah 29 not the jewish version to the latterday dispensation when he appeared in 1823 to the prophet joseph smith. In 2 nephi 27, nephi borrowed extensively from the language of isaiah 29 to describe the coming forth of the book of mormon. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies center. Nephi describes the many approaches satan takes to tempt us. They emphasized this point by quoting extensively from isaiah in their own sermons and writings. Cloward, isaiah 29 and the book of mormon, in isaiah in the book of mormon, pp. Cloward, robert a isaiah 29 and the book of mormon. Some 58 are paraphrased and 11 others are variants and or paraphrases. Making sense or not of isaiah in the book of mormon. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship is delighted to announce the book of mormon.
We often point to isaiah 29 as a prophesy of the great apostasy and restoration. Mar 09, 2016 the book of mormon is clearly no ordinary book, but is much more, even a miraculous work and a miracle as the hebrew in isaiah 29. A complete identification of all chapters and verses of isaiah quoted in the book of mormon along with an analysis of each. Nephi frequently borrowed the language of isaiah 29 to describe his own visions and prophecies about the latterdays. The book of mormon is clearly no ordinary book, but is much more, even a miraculous work and a miracle as the hebrew in isaiah 29. Would we give isaiah the same consideration if his writings had not been given extensive coverage in the book of mormon. It is the fathers sign that he has set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people 2 nephi 21. This chart organizes important isaiah references in the book of mormon according to their order of appearance in the book of isaiah. Quoted in the book of mormon is isaiah 214, 29 except for verses 12, and 4854 except for verses 45 of chapter 52. Jacob whose name was changed to israel had twelve sons. A helpful listing is found in legrande daviess chart of isaiah citations in the book of mormon, in daniel h.
Book of mormonrelationship to the dead sea scrolls fairmormon. Reuben simeon levi judah issachar zebulun dan naphtali gad asher joseph benjamin gen. Isaiahs writings are quoted extensively in other scriptures. So here is another installment on the book of mormon previous post on 1 nephi 1. Those who oppose the kingdom of god will find ultimate dissatisfaction and misery.
On page 52, harrell traces this misinterpretation to joseph smith who saw the bringing forth of the book of mormon as a direct fulfillment of isaiah 29. The prophecy of the book of mormon was removed from isaiah 29. Isaiah prophecies in book of mormon are relevant to the. Twelve volumesone for each book in the book of mormon with a few books combined and one divided into two volumes. Because they each foretell the coming forth of the book of mormon. Plagiarism the book of mormon narrative says that the jews who left jerusalem for the new world had with them the scriptures written up until that point 600 b.
That the book of mormon quotes from isaiah is not a problem, except that joseph smiths 1830 translation reads nearly verbatim to the 1611 king james translation. The first few verses of isaiah 29 are not quoted in 2 nephi 27 but they appear to form the basis of the last few verses of 2 nephi 26, which is the first part of the sermon that continues for the next few chapters. In the final portions of the book of mormon, moroni referred twice at length to nephis version of isaiah 29 see mormon 8. Isaiah 29 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I wont mark up the verses where there is no overlap. Mormons believe and teach that isaiah 29 prophesies the book of mormon.
Isaiah in the book of mormon religious studies center. The book of mormon quotes twentyone complete chapters of isaiah and parts of others. A helpful listing of nearly all the quotations is found in legrande davies, texts in the book of mormon, encyclopedia of mormonism, 2. Nephites will speak as a voice from the dustthe apostasy, restoration of the gospel, and coming forth of a sealed book the book of mormon are foretoldcompare 2 nephi 27. It declares the coming forth of that book of books, as elder parley p. Jun 12, 2018 the book of the prophet isaiah chapter 29.
Twelve volumesone for each book in the book of mormon with a few books combined and one divided into two volumeswritten by twelve different latterday saint. Yet no chapters in the book of mormon are more difficult to understand than the isaiah passages quoted by nephi, jacob, abinadi, and christ himself. The prophet did not know greek, and there is no evidence that he had access to a copy of the septuagint in 182729 when he translated the book of mormon. Charting the book of mormon, 1999 welch, welch, farms 3nephi 23. The chapter, cognently, reveals that, exegetically, isaiah 29 is not about the coming forth of the book of mormon, but that 2 nephi 27, a reworking of isaiah 29 by nephi, represents a midrash, where nephi likens the scriptures to his people, the nephites, with them respresenting, in this context, the wasted peoples in jerusalemariel, the. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1998. The isaiah problem in the book of mormon chap 11 shields. A people the nephites will speak as a voice from the dustthe apostasy, restoration of the gospel, and coming forth of a sealed book the book of mormon. Yet i will distress ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow.
Isaiah 29 and the book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. I was reading isaiah 29 today and realized it was talking very specifically about the bom, js, and the restoration. Isaiah 29 2 nephi 25, 26, 27 a marvelous work and a. Why does nephi use isaiah 29 as part of his own prophecy. Isaiah s writings are quoted extensively in other scriptures. Book of mormon evidence vs book of mormon central search isaiah. Isaiah 29 a book that is sealed lds scripture teachings. Pattern and purpose of the isaiah commentaries in the book. Of the 478 verses in the book of mormon quoted from the book of isaiah, 201 agree with the king james reading while 207 show variations. In the lds curriculum, we are now plodding through the isaiah chapters in second nephi. Other old testament passages foretold the book of mormon. These are basic issues of what is called textual criticism, which is the scienceart of trying to recover to the extent possible the text in its original form. The book of mormon chapter summaries flashcards quizlet. Im interested in seeing if anybody has an intelligent idea of what isaiah 29 is talking about if it isnt the coming forth of the book of mormon.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Pattern and purpose of the isaiah commentaries in the book of. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Darkness and apostasy will cover the earth in the last daysthe book of mormon will come forththree witnesses will testify of the bookthe learned man will say he cannot read the sealed bookthe lord will do a marvelous work and a wondercompare isaiah 29.
It was a year ago this week, i spent three days at two book of mormon conferences on the same weekend. It is to the variants that we will give our attention here. As done previously after nephi quotes isaiah, he now explains so awesome that we have the book of mormon to help us understand isaiah. Isaiah 29 2 nephi 25, 26, 27 a marvelous work and a wonder. Mormonism, the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. Did you know that instead of directly quoting isaiah 29, nephi adapted it to his own prophecy. Journal of the book of mormon and other restoration scripture 21, no. Cloward, isaiah 29 and the book of mormon, in isaiah in the book of mormon, ed. Mar 11, 2016 isaiah 29 is one of the most often cited scriptural passages of the restoration. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a abookcontinue reading. Prediction of the book of mormon part 1 talking to mormons. Two factors led to my study of the isaiah variants in the book of mormon. The 21st international book of mormon evidence conference believes the book of mormon took place in north america the heartland theory, while the book of mormon central 2018 conference believes the book of mormon all took place in central america the mesoamerican theory. A commandment i give unto you that ye search these things diligently.
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