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- Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity
- Book
- 2020
- Published by: University of Utah Press
summary
Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the broader Latter-day Saint movement, produced several volumes of scripture between 1829, when he translated the Book of Mormon, and 1844, when he was murdered. The Book of Mormon, published in 1830, is well known. Less read and studied are the subsequent texts that Smith translated after the Book of Mormon, texts that he presented as the writings of ancient Old World and New World prophets. These works were published and received by early Latter-day Saints as prophetic scripture that included important revelations and commandments from God.
This collaborative volume is the first to study Joseph Smith’s translation projects in their entirety. In this carefully curated collection, experts contribute cutting-edge research and incisive analysis. The chapters explore Smith’s translation projects in focused detail and in broad contexts, as well as in comparison and conversation with one another. Authors approach Smith’s sacred texts historically, textually, linguistically, and literarily to offer a multidisciplinary view. Scrupulous examination of the production and content of Smith’s translations opens new avenues for understanding the foundations of Mormonism, provides insight on aspects of early American religious culture, and helps conceptualize the production and transmission of sacred texts.
This collaborative volume is the first to study Joseph Smith’s translation projects in their entirety. In this carefully curated collection, experts contribute cutting-edge research and incisive analysis. The chapters explore Smith’s translation projects in focused detail and in broad contexts, as well as in comparison and conversation with one another. Authors approach Smith’s sacred texts historically, textually, linguistically, and literarily to offer a multidisciplinary view. Scrupulous examination of the production and content of Smith’s translations opens new avenues for understanding the foundations of Mormonism, provides insight on aspects of early American religious culture, and helps conceptualize the production and transmission of sacred texts.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Short Citations to the Joseph Smith Papers
- pp. xiii-xvi
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-24
- Part I. Context and Commencement
- Part II. Translating the Book of Mormon
- Part III. Translating the King James Bible
- Part IV. Pure Language, the Book of Abraham, and the Kinderhook Plates
- Contributors
- pp. 525-528
Additional Information
ISBN
9781607817390
Related ISBN(s)
9781607817383, 9781607817437
MARC Record
OCLC
1137745643
Pages
560
Launched on MUSE
2020-08-16
Language
English
Open Access
No