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Presently, I do not.
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Sent: May 03, 2005 02:27
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [TruthTalk] Fw: Book
of Mormon and the KJV Bible
DAVEH: Lance, do you (agreeing with the author's assumptions below) believe
Jesus did not speak the words of Mk 15-18 as mentioned
below?
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Sent: April 22, 2005 21:27
Subject: Book of Mormon and the KJV Bible
The Book of Mormon and the King James Version (1999)
Curt van den Heuvel
Introduction
The King James Version of the Bible is, in all likelihood, the most
successful of all the English translations. Volumes have been written on its
distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of
modern English literature. ................
A similar problem affects Mormon
chapter 9. Verses 22 through 24 read
For behold, thus said Jesus Christ, the Son of God, unto his
disciples who should tarry, yea, and also to all his disciples, in the
hearing of the multitude: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel
to every creature; And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved,
but he that believeth not shall be damned; And these signs shall follow
them that believe--in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak
with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any
deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and
they shall recover...
Similarly, Ether
4:18 reads
Therefore, repent all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me,
and believe in my gospel, and be baptized in my name; for he that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall
be damned; and signs shall follow them that believe in my name.
Both these passages are quotations from Mark 16, verses 15 through
18:
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And
these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay
hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
The problem here is that these verses are part of the
so-called long ending of Mark, generally thought to be a late addition to
the Marcan text. Neither the Siniaticus nor the Vaticanus, the two oldest
Greek texts, have this ending. (The New International Version has a note
which reads `The most reliable early manuscripts and other ancient witnesses
do not have Mark 16:9-20'). If this is true, it is quite impossible for
Jesus to have spoken these words.
Conclusion
It is very evident that the Book of Mormon owes much to the King James
Version. Since this particular version of the Bible was not translated until
1611, it means that the Book of Mormon cannot be an ancient work as Joseph
Smith claimed.
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