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View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america 2nd edition. Is the book of mormon like any other nineteenth century. Review of books on the book of mormon 19892011 volume 9number 1 article 1997 ethan smith. Joseph smith quoted view of the hebrews as supporting the book of mormon. View of the hebrews 1825 by ethan smith this book, written by a minister named ethan smith, contained stories and information proposing that the first settlers of ancient america were the lost ten tribes of israel. Hebrews differs in some respect with the other epistles of the nt. There was, however, a reference to view of the hebrews within joseph smiths lifetime, but it came from the prophet himself. View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america 9781930679610.

For this reason, the book of hebrews is an excellent scriptural guide to. Hebrews with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Roberts conducted an exhaustive comparison and analysis of these two books and concluded there is merit to this criticism. This book is significant for it contains parallels to the content of the book of mormon. Cuts 1 and 3 are inaccurate copies of well known scenes on funeral papyri, and cut 2 is a copy of one of the magical discs. It has nothing to say, however, about the destruction in lehis day by the babylonians. God to joseph smith, thus guaranteeing a pure transmission. Ethan smiths view of the hebrews, published seven years before the book of mormon is thought to be source material for joseph smiths book of mormon. View of the hebrews and the book of mormon book of. Critics of the book of mormon church of jesus christ. Did joseph smith plagiarize from view of the hebrews when.

The joseph smith translation jst is the king james version of the bible with joseph smith s revisionsmostly in the form of additions, though with some other kinds of changes. If joseph smith composed this book, the act was a miracle. A full pdf of view of the hebrews can be found here, and it is the source of the page number references in this document. The excommunication of the hebrews deeply affecting 154 2. Joseph smith used an instrument in translating the book of mormon called urim and thummim which he described as two stones and a breastplate. Smith claimed the angel moroni, a prophet in the book of mormon, directed him in the 1820s to a. View of the hebrews describes an instrument among the mound finds comprising a breast plate with two white buckhorn buttons attached, in imitation of the precious stones of the urim. If joseph smith were going to borrow material to help him write the book of mormon, there were certainly sources other than ethan smiths book to which he could have gone. Joseph smiths inspired version of the bible oseph smith began work on his new translationof the bible in 1830. View of the hebrews begins with a chapter on the destruction of jerusalem by the romans. View of the hebrews and the book of mormon book of mormon. To have done this, he would have needed a copy of view of the hebrews.

Joseph smith began his role as a prophet with minimal traditional education. Joseph smith ignores these singular and memorable details. View of the hebrews 1825 by ethan smith this book, written by a minister named ethan smith, contained stories and information proposing that the first. T he w rit er has h ad hi s ears open to objections. Ethan smith, pastor of the congregational church in poultney, vermont, argued that the native americans were scattered israelites who would soon be restored into the gospel fold. Did joseph smith plagiarize the book view of the hebrews. Jews for judaism joseph smiths translation of genesis 1. It was first published by the rlds church in 1867, although excerpts from it were published by. Joseph smith referred to view of the hebrews in times and seasons in june 1842 twelve years after the book of mormon was published. Woodworth for almost a century critics of the authenticity of the book of mormon have claimed that view of the hebrews, first published by ethan smith in 1823 2d ed. Another more recent theory, also open to criticism, suggests that joseph smith used ethan smiths no relation view of the hebrews, which was published during. I shall not forget my first sight of mont blanc, towering up beyond the chamonix valley, king among alpine giants, crowned. Book of mormonauthorship theoriesview of the hebrews. This polemics is brought to you for free and open access by the all journals at byu scholarsarchive.

God is not called father of the believers hebrews 12. Smith read a considerable part of his view of the hebrews. Roberts privately researched the link between the book of mormon and the view of the hebrews, josephs father having the same dream in 1811 as lehis dream, and other sources that were available to joseph smith, oliver cowdery, martin harris and others before the publication of the book of mormon. Pdf view of the hebrews ebooks includes pdf, epub and. Nov 19, 2018 the book view of the hebrews was quite popular in its day, but contemporaries of joseph smith didnt consider it similar enough to be a plagiarism at all. Hebrews bible commentaries free online downloadable pdf. The prevailing theory of the day was the spalding theory, which quickly lost credibility upon the discovery of an actual spalding manuscript in 1884 which bore no resemblance to the book of mormon. Parallels, in and of themselves, dont necessarily point to plagiarism, which is only one of several possible. There was zero mention of quetzalcoatl or a white bearded god in the first edition, for example. Ethan smith lived in poultney, vermont, the same town as oliver cowdery, who later acted as joseph smith s scribe for the book of mormon. Whereas the kjv says, therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of christ, let us go on unto perfection, the jst adds the word not to the first clause. View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons. Finally, joseph smith, while acting as editor of the times and seasons, approvingly republished a quotation from view of the hebrews.

Many of the parallels are unique to the secondedition of view of the hebrews, which oliver cowdery did not have access toand joseph smith certainly didnt. If joseph plagiarized from ethan smith, we would expect to find that unique aspects of view of the hebrews ideas, names, stories that are not also found in the bible or other sources would have been incorporated into the book of mormon, but no such fingerprints are found. So we must now believe that joseph smith studied both editions and perhaps even compared the text of the two versions. View of the hebrews 1823 ethan smith internet archive. Absence of joseph smith in the book of mormon religious. Nov 01, 2016 of mormon was another book titled view of the hebrews, written by ethan smith in 1823. There is a simple test to determine if the book of. In the 20th century, mormon scholars noted the parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon and suggested that joseph smith had used view of the hebrews as a source in composing the book of mormon, or that he was at least influenced by the popular 19thcentury ideas expounded in the earlier work. Ethan smiths view of the hebrews was first published in 1823 in poultney, vermont.

Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon. The most common belief of adherents is that promoted by joseph smith, who said he translated ancient golden plates inscribed by prophets. In that sense jesus did not come to improve gods view of man nearly so much as he came to. But unlike his other scriptures, it was not published during his lifetime. Rare 1830 edition book of mormonjoseph smithon cd ebook pdfapologeticstruth.

Did view of the hebrews influence themes in joseph smith. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based. An excellent example of joseph smiths uninspired translation is his handling of hebrews 6. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. Ethan smith lived in poultney, vermont, the same town as oliver cowdery, who later acted as joseph smiths scribe for the book of mormon.

Pre1830 works that possibly influenced the book of mormon a list of books available in joseph smiths time written about topics present in the book of mormon. Smith supposedly produced these revisions under divine inspiration. The book of abraham, it is hardly necessary to say, is a pure fabrication. View of the hebrews tells of specific heavenly signs that marked the roman destruction of jerusalem. There is no real evidence of joseph relying on that text. View of the hebrews is not a book with stories like the book of mormon is. Joseph smith himself mentioned ethan smith and cited passages from view of the hebrews in an article from the june 1842 publication of times and seasons. The book of hebrews and the joseph smith translation. View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a united states congregationalist minister, who argued that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of israel. In addition to joseph smith, the lord provided for eleven others to see the gold. Roberts concluded that this book, originally published in poultney, vermont in 1823 7 years prior to the book of mormon was available to joseph smith and contained enough parallel material to the book of mormon so as to furnish a virtual groundplan for it.

The book of mormon, published in 1830, and ethan smiths 1823 book view of the hebrews parallel each other in some two dozen general themes. Many reject joseph smiths claims that he received and translated the book of mormon through divine direction and assistance. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a congregationalist minister in. Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. In an article published in the times and seasons on june 1, 1842, joseph quoted view of the hebrews in support of the book of mormon. In the 20th century, mormon scholars noted the parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon and suggested that joseph smith had used view of the hebrews as a source in composing the book of mormon, or that he was at least influenced by the popular 19th.

Did view of the hebrews influence themes in joseph smiths. Newview of the hebrewscd ebook pdfdid joseph smith. This book was an attempt to prove that the native americans were descendants of the lost ten tribes of israel. Joseph smith quoted view of the hebrews as supporting the book of. Joseph smith was not under the same restrictions as the reverend ethan smith author of view of the hebrews, but he nevertheless retained the notion of a single migration party reaching america and that the mound builders had been destroyed by their own kinsmen. Lets assume for a moment that joseph smith plagiarized view of the hebrews in the book of mormon. View of the hebrews was published in 1823 and a second edition was published in 1825. This was a relatively common view during the early nineteenth century, as most europeans and americans had a view of history as biblical. The book view of the hebrews was quite popular in its day, but contemporaries of joseph smith didnt consider it similar enough to be a plagiarism at all. Jospeh smith liked to tell a good tale convincing his followers. Everything that is common or even vaguely similar between the book of mormon and the view of the hebrews could have been borrowed more easily from the bible or from. View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons in.

The theory the joseph smith plagiarized view of the hebrews was never advanced during his lifetime. Blumell, would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based on the spaulding manuscript or on ethan smiths view of the hebrews. Some have suggested that the source for much of the history and theology in the book of mormon was an early nineteenthcentury book entitled view of the hebrews, by ethan smith. Is view of the hebrews a source for the book of mormon. New evidence furnished of the divinity of the bible 169 appendix. View of the hebrewsethan smithoriginal book of mormonlatter daycd ebook pdf. Early mormons occasionally cited the view of the hebrews to support the authenticity of the book of mormon. A careful investigation of the actual use of this word in the scriptures will unequivocally show that elohim, while plural in form, is singular in concept. The believers are seen as men on earth having free entrance to god and a heavenly calling by the work of christ.

Joseph smiths interpretation of these cuts is a farrago of nonsense from beginning to end. For the purposes of this manual, we accept paul as the author. Ethan smith s view of the hebrews, published seven years before the book of mormon is thought to be source material for joseph smith s book of mormon. In addition to joseph smith, the lord provided for eleven others to see.

Ethan smith republished view of the hebrews, revised and enlarged, in 1835. No direct evidence exists that would prove or disprove joseph smith had read view of the hebrews. Newview of the hebrewscd ebook pdfdid joseph smith steal. In the 20th century, mormon scholars noted the parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon and suggested that joseph smith had used view of the hebrews as a source in composing the book of mormon, or that he was at least influenced by the popular 19thcentury ideas. Concerning this record the prophet joseph smith said. Being a study of the jewish ancestry from an impartial standpoint 1910.

Aug 17, 2011 apparently, joseph smith didnt understand that hebrews was quoting the same old testament text in all three verses. The importance and content of hebrews the author of hebrews chapter 1 of the book of hebrews the deity of christ additional notes christ appointed heir angels chapter 2 of the book of hebrews the humanity of jesus additional notes suffering and death of christ the bible doctrine of the trinity mrs. For almost a century critics of the authenticity of the book of mormon have claimed that view of the hebrews, first published by ethan smith in 1823 2d ed. Well, if joseph smith used ethan smiths view of the hebrews as the main source for the book of mormon, as many critics claim, it is a miracle for the same. Woodbridge riley argued joseph smith and oliver cowdery worked from ethan smiths view of the hebrews, a book tracing american indian descent to the lost tribes of israel. He therefore asserts that joseph apparently had the first edition as well as the second edition of view of the hebrews, as those sentences appear to have provided the basis for a turning point in the book of mormon p. Nov 05, 2011 jospeh smith liked to tell a good tale convincing his followers. His critical analysis of view of hebrews considers and comments on the source material that corresponds with joseph smiths product of divining a history of the.

Hebrews bible commentaries free online downloadable. Roberts asked for help with the similarities between the two books. Apr 15, 2004 joseph smith was not under the same restrictions as the reverend ethan smith author of view of the hebrews, but he nevertheless retained the notion of a single migration party reaching america and that the mound builders had been destroyed by their own kinsmen. View of the hebrews flooded the area in which joseph smith lived.

Joseph smith didnt change the wording of hebrews 4. View of the hebrews1823 book of mormon1829 very very. Since the book of mormon was first published in 1830, its critics have endeavored to find explanations for it other than the one given by joseph smith. Mark twain once said after reading the book of mormon, it is chloroform in print. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is.

The book was popular enough that a second edition was. When it came time to translate the book of mormon, he did the translation, but friends and his wife served as his scribe, because he lacked the skills needed to write the translations well. According to persuitte, these are sufficient to have inspired joseph smith to have written the book of mormon. The author ethan smith was the pastor of the religious congregation in which the oliver cowdrey family attended. Joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon, 2d ed. Apparently, joseph smith didnt understand that hebrews was quoting the same old testament text in all three verses. Joseph smiths claim that the word elohim in genesis 1. We cannot guarantee that view of the hebrews book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. The book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Midgley has pointed out that alternate theories on the authorship of the book fall into four main categories. In order to read online or download view of the hebrews ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Ethan smith also pastored the congregational church that cowderys family attended from 1821 to 1826 while he was writing view of the hebrews.