A Plainer Translation Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible History Commentary

Description: A Plainer Translation Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible History Commentary________________________________________ A Plainer Translation" Joseph Smiths Translation of the Bible - A History and Commentaryby Robert J. MatthewsPublished by Brigham Young University Press (1975) Condition:Excellent 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket! The binding is tight and all 468 pages within are bright white with no writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds with the exception of a name on the inside front cover. The covers look perfect! The dust jacket has some edge wear, erased writing on the backside and repaired tears, as can be seen in my photos. If you don't want the dust jacket, you can toss it and have a near perfect book! You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! Some Book Reviews:Shanee VonStrahl rated it & it was amazing!I turned to this book because sometimes I enjoy reading the "Inspired Version" of the Bible (published by the old RLDS church) quite a bit more than I enjoy reading the KJV or even the LDS edition of the KJV. The more I enjoyed the "Inspired Version," the more I wondered if I ought to be enjoying it so much. I wanted to be clear as to its credibility and authenticity status. So, I turned to this book by Robert J. Matthews and learned SO MUCH. It was very fascinating and enlighting to learn, in depth, the processes Joseph Smith employed in his efforts to produce an inspired version of the Bible, and the efforts of subsequent historians and publishers in deciphering Joseph Smith's inspired version manuscripts and notes. I didn't actually read this book from cover to cover (much of it is more like a reference book for every verse of the Bible that JS tinkered with). It was very helpful for me to understand that the production of the "Inspired Version" by the RLDS church was NOT a cut-and-dry, straight-forward task of simply transferring a clear hand-written manuscript into book print. Joseph's manuscripts (there were many) evolved over time, resulting in three main manuscript groups, sort of like two rough drafts and a final draft. It was interesting to read how various verses evolved over the course of the three manuscripts, showing that JS seemed to be wrestling with some of them, so to speak, as he worked to divine the correct translation. Jack Lane rated it & it was amazing!Incredible book that marked the beginning of serious academic work on the life and ministry of Joseph Smith. I think if Robert Matthews were alive and submitted an updated version he would have changed his opinion (one held by church leaders at the time, and often repeated) that the manuscript was not ready for publication.the most compelling details that I gleaned from this work had to do with the nature of how revelation is received and transmitted, and how this "branch" of the prophet Josephs calling transformed him and the infant restored church.Should be required reading for every latter-day-saint. Kami rated it & it was amazing!I loved this book. I skimmed some of the historical background of the translation of the bible. I was more interested in the actual comparison of the original text with the new translation. The side by side comparison was very clear and easy to read. I gained a lot of insight from this book. I highly recommend it. Copyright © 2018-2023 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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