The New Covenants, Book 1 - The New Testament

In October 1831, Joseph Smith said that "except the church receive the fullness of the scriptures that they would yet fall." From that time until his death in 1844, Joseph Smith worked diligently to prepare an edition of the Bible that could be received by the church, and in the process greatly expand the religious understanding of Christians and Christianity of his day. Using a unique spiritual gift, he inquired of God and received thousands of inspired corrections and clarifications, including many pages of text that had been long since removed from Genesis and other parts of the Bible over the preceding centuries. However, he was murdered before he could complete the work, and with the scattering of his notes following his death, it was never published in its entirety.

Known at the time as the "fullness of the scriptures" and subsequently the "Inspired Version" or the "Joseph Smith Translation" (JST), portions of Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible were collected and published at various times by different churches, usually together with hundreds of subsequent alterations that were not the work of Joseph Smith at all. Because no single church, institution or collection held or had access to all of his journals, notebooks, papers and letters, the entire surviving body of Joseph's work was never gathered and published in a single edition, until now.

Today, of the over 88 different English Bible translations available, this Restoration Edition of Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible stands alone as one of the most extensive and inspirational theological works in history, and the single most complete compilation of Joseph's work on this project. The text of this edition was carefully compiled and reviewed using all available original manuscripts as well as Joseph Smith's verbal and written statements, many of which are included for the first time in this edition.

Early Christian reforms, and the availability of the Holy Bible changed the world. But reform and translation alone could not, and cannot, restore lost knowledge or recover unaltered sacred texts. For that, inspiration and revelation from Heaven itself is necessary. Joseph Smith answered the call. He was unequaled in his day as a leading religious figure, and his name has been held for both good and evil by Christians worldwide. These scriptures are a new witness of Christ and a sign of His invitation to renew communication with mankind. Religious scholars, students of religion, Christians and seekers of truth alike should prayerfully consider the greatly expanded views of God, His covenants, and His dealings with the human race that are available for study and contemplation for the first time in this Restoration Edition of the Bible.

The six (6) total books comprising the Restoration Edition of the scriptures include:

VOLUME 1

The Old Covenants, Part 1: Genesis - 1 Chronicles

The Old Covenants, Part 2: 2 Chronicles - Malachi