Alma was rebellious, and he fought against the right. Mormon abridges the large plates of nephihe puts the small plates with the other platesking benjamin establishes peace. The book of mormon s use the term familiar spirits is related to the ancient practice of necromancy that was forbidden by god in the old testament. The words of moroni in the sealed book of mormon explain much about just what is contained in the sealed portion of the plates of mormon. Book of mormon central is a nonprofit, public charity that helps people all over the world build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible. The book of mormon as the keystone of church administration. Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. Top 400 words by frequency for the book of mormon in a variety of languages. The current electronic version of the book of mormon which is distributed in many different means. In other words, matthew has dropped three generations from the genealogy. The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
On a number of occasions, we find that when the book of mormon quotes a biblical passage, other quotations from the same passage are clustered near the original quotation. These words are not in common use in the english language, aside from a few cities and towns which were founded by mormons and. Anyway, below you will find the list of book of mormon words with. Words of mormon 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The word word or words is used in 790 verses in the book of mormon. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
Chapter 29 contains a prophecy of the coming forth of the book of mormon 2 ne. Words of comfort and encouragement from isaiah this morning, as i studied 2 nephi 1620 isaiah 610, a number of phrases caught my attention. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. Strange words and names in the book of mormon fairmormon. Book of mormon central archive number of pages in books of the book of. The choice of the number of different words as a counting unit allows the. Within these chapters, alma referred to the plan of redemption precisely ten times. Book of mormon numerology rational faiths mormon blog. There are 6604 total verses and 239 total chapters in the current 1995 lds edition of the book of mormon. Pages in category book of mormon words and phrases. In many of these verses, it is used more than once.
Yes, it is a list of about 3500 words found in the book of mormon just eyeballing it, along with the number of occurences. Come follow me dont miss this newsletters are being delivered today. Jul 25, 2016 a feature of almas exhortation to corianton that may be easy to overlook is the symbolic use of the number ten. The initial book of mormon wordprint studies were carried out by larsen, rencher, and layton. Number of pages in books of the book of mormon book of mormon. Aug 12, 2014 i am excited to announce the publication of my paper on hebrew numerology in the book of mormon in the most recent issue of byustudies, 53. Hello, my name is elder price and i would like to share with you the most amazing book hello, my name is elder grant its a book about ameri. The following is a specific statement on the name sam in the book of mormon. There are a number of words and phrases in the book of mormon that are anachronistictheir existence in the text of the book of mormon is at odds with known linguistic patterns or archaeological findings. Mormon also wrote two books within the book of mormon that bear his name the words of mormon and the book of mormon. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. Then one day an angel came to turn him to the light. Book of mormon word count hi guys, ive never posted here but im working on a proposal for an article and it deals with word count of the book of mormon.
The implication here is that the author of the book of mormon read the phrase in the bible, and either unconsciously or consciously worked the surrounding phrases into the text. I took the text of the book of mormon not including chapter summaries that. It is interesting to note that joseph is not the person responsible for the grammatical errors nor the linguistic variants. Top basic words and phrases unique to mormonism august 30, 2012 in mormon culture tags. In every set comparing the book of mormon texts against these three writers, at least seven and often many more rejections were measured. The mostused book of mormon word, unto, signifies to me the very purpose of. The show tells the story of two young mormon missionaries sent off to spread the word in a dangerous part of uganda while gently lampooning organized religion and traditional musical theatre. Proximity searches boolean searches browse the book of mormon main page. Tvedtnes, gee and roper argue that there are a number of hebrew names found in the book of mormon which do not appear in.
The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may. The book of mormon has a number of original and distinctive doctrinal. Smith and the genesis of the book of mormon, has become. At least six times in the book of mormon the phrase for a wise purpose is used in reference to the making, writing, and preserving of the small plates of nephi see 1 nephi 9. Why are the words adieu, bible, and baptize in the book of mormon. The thesis of the paper is that the same type of numerology used by hebrews in the ancient world shows up in the book of mormon. This entry alone saved the gospel cougar blog from my endofyear sidebar culling sorry. How are the words of the book of mormon like one that. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. The most common belief of adherents is that promoted by joseph smith, who said he translated ancient golden plates inscribed by prophets. For example, the book of 1 nephi makes 150 references to the savior, using 23 different names, but it never uses the name jesus or christ. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. There are a number of words and phrases in the book of mormon that are anachronistic their existence in the text of the book of mormon is at odds with known linguistic patterns or archaeological findings. The book of mormon has a number of original and distinctive doctrinal discussions on subjects such as the fall of adam and eve, the nature of the christian atonement, eschatology, redemption from physical and spiritual death, and the organization of the latterday church.
How many words does the book of mormon have answers. The words of mormon contains editorial commentary by mormon. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. Periodically, he added editorial commentaries of his own that were skillfully woven into the texts of the primary authors in that record. What can stylometry tell us about book of mormon authorship. These results yield strong statistical evidence that the wordprints of joseph smith, oliver cowdery, and solomon spaulding are not measurable in the book of mormon. Whats going on in the book of mormon isaiah chapters. Book of mormon, 1837, page 161 the joseph smith papers. The most used book of mormon word, unto, signifies to me the very purpose of. They compared twentyfour book of mormon authors each having at least 1,000 words to each other, and concluded on the basis of three separate statistical tests that these authors were distinct from each other and oliver cowdery, joseph smith, jr. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1990. As with enos in the book of mormon, 3 john is an obvious statistical anomaly. Hilton concluded that, if wordprinting is a valid technique, then this analysis suggests that it is statistically indefensible to claim that smith, oliver cowdery, or solomon spalding wrote the 30,000 words in the book of mormon attributed to nephi and alma.
We are supported by people like you and appreciate all donations, large or small. One of the best ways to test the book of mormons historical authenticity is to look at its names. According to medium, conversational speed is 120 wpm to 150 wpm, and radio hosts speak at about 150 wpm. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. The word yea in the bible and in the book of mormon. The number of times the phrase is used expressed as a total and as a percentage and the rate of occurrence expressed as one occurrence every so many words are listed for each individual book, varying considerably. Dec 12, 2017 since the book of mormons publication in 1830, a number of different theories have been proposed concerning its authorship. Learning to read using the book of mormon, vol 1 camille funk on.
A major criticism of the book of mormon is that material was taken verbatim from other sources available to joseph smith at the time. Number of pages in books of the book of mormon book of. In particular, that book explicitly states that the lord commanded moroni to divide the plates of mormon into three parts which would each come out at a different time. A stylometric analysis of mormon scripture and related texts d. Although the book of mormon speaks of the savior a great many times, beginning in the very first chapter, it does not introduce the words jesus or christ until 78 pages into the book.
Apr 11, 2020 this is a very good question and one that has been asked a number of times, mostly by people trying to discredit the veracity of the book of mormon. Tammy uzelac hall, the host of lds livings sunday on monday, shares an answer to this and other questions readers might have in their studies of the book of mormon this week. From what i can tell, paoli started writing eragon at 15 and it was published when. Words of comfort and encouragement from isaiah book of. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1999. The words of mormon is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. Book, music and lyrics by robert lopez, trey parker, matt stone. Oct 28, 2017 i took the text of the book of mormon not including chapter summaries that were added later and ran each book through a program that looks at everything from the mostused words and phrases in the text to its level of readability, number of characters, longest sentence captain moroni holds the record with a sentence of 5 words in alma 60. Similarly, other early iterations of doctrine and covenants 20, rather than spelling out the words of the sacrament prayers, mechanically refer the reader to book of mormon, page 175 in other words, page 175 in the 1830 edition of the book of mormon, or they place the material from moroni 45 and 3nephi 11 in quotation marks. Earlier editions and those printed by other groups may or may not have the same number. There are around 275,000 words in the book of mormon.
The book of mormon musical songs lyrics book, music and lyrics by robert lopez, trey parker, matt stone. Some readers wonder why these words occur so often in the book of mormon compared with the bible. Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. On average one of every nine chapters in the book of mormon is copied from the bible. However, instead of condoning this practice, the book of mormon turns it on its head, showing how the god of israel can allow the dead to speak to the living in a righteous and holy way. Book of mormon wordprint analysis lds church is true blog.
Mormon was the chief abridger and editor of the full book of mormon. A prophet of the old testament who prophesied from 740701 b. Book of mormon stories say that we must brothers be, givn the land if we live righteously. That is with all the chapter numbers, verse numbers, and chapter summaries removed and as one solid paragraph.
There are actually two lists, one alphetical and one sorted by frequency. In many ancient civilizations, including among the israelites, certain numbers were considered to hold sacred meaning or importance. Ive tried to find someone besides joseph smith who has produced a book of 273,725 words while in their midtwenties. Jacob through words of mormon, to learn with joy, edited by monte s. Why didnt joseph smith translate the book of mormon right. That is still higher than the average frequency for the whole book of mormon one in 215 words. Each of the anachronisms is a word, phrase, artifact, or other concept that critics, historians. Corianton had bought into the wrong plan, and thus alma. Gospel cougar has posted a list of book of mormon word counts. As will be seen, seven is an important number in the book of mormon, just as it. It is the only one of them which is not titled as a book and consists of a single.