A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon presents the first extensive study of the primary sources chronicling the origin of the long-ridiculed narrative that has now been reprinted more than one hundred and eighty million times in one hundred and ten languages.The scores of documents transcribed and annotated in A Documentary History include family histories, journal entries, letters, affidavits, reminiscences, interviews, newspaper articles, and book extracts, as well as revelations dictated in the name of God. These texts tell the captivating story of what happened (and what was believed or rumored to have happened) between September 1823 -- when the seventeen-year-old farm boy Joseph Smith announced that an angel of God had directed him to an ancient book inscribed on gold plates -- and March 1830, when the Book of Mormon was first published. From the late 1820s to the present, the controversy -- as well as the curiosity -- has never ceased. By bringing together for the first time a substantial compilation of both first- and secondhand accounts relevant to the inception of the divine revelation -- or clever fraud -- that launched a new world religion, A Documentary History makes a highly significant contribution to the rapidly growing field of Mormon Studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-03-28
Mått165 x 239 x 50 mm
Vikt862 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor608
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190699093

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Larry E. Morris, formerly an editor with the Joseph Smith Papers, is the author of The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers after the Expedition, named a History Book Club selection and an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice. Morris has published articles in such periodicals as The Missouri Historical Review, American History, the Journal of Mormon History, BYU Studies, and We Proceeded On.

IntroductionOne: "He Appeared unto Me Three Times in One Night"Joseph and the Angel: September 1823-September 1826Two: "The Same Heavenly Messenger Delivered Them Up To Me"Joseph and the Plates: September-December 1827Three: "I Cannot Read a Sealed Book"Martin Harris's Venture to Eastern Scholars: February 1828Four: "I Stood Alone, an Unlearned Youth"The Translation Begins: April-June 1828Five: "I Have Lost My Soul"Martin Harris and the Missing Manuscript: Summer 1828Six: "It Is Marvelous to Me"Interlude: Autumn 1828-March 1829Seven: "Days Never To Be Forgotten"The Translation: April-May 1829Eight: "I Often Sat By and Saw and Heard Them Translate and Write for Hours Together"The Translation: June 1829Nine: "An Angel of God Came Down from Heaven"The Three Witnesses: Late June 1829Ten: "The Appearance of Ancient Work, and of Curious Workmanship"The Eight Witnesses: Late June 1829Eleven: "Written by the Hand of Mormon"Publication of the Book of Mormon: June 1829-March 1830