Each possible explanation also teaches important lessons about archaeology, ancient writings, and the. Jul 26, 2018 the book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. Nov 26, 2019 this word is clearly a copy of an early english term, demonstrating again the fraudulent nature of the book of mormon. Book of mormon written in modernday english grace for grace. According to the text of the book of mormon, the word mormon stems from the land of mormon, where the prophet alma preached the gospel and baptized converts. Proximity searches boolean searches browse the book of mormon main page. Ive pointed out the word disciples because its a latin word and because of the timing in the book of mormon the bc era.
Another approach to this question suggests that the word horse in the book of mormon is being used to refer to a different animal. In translating the book of mormon, joseph smith had to find words that conveyed the meaning of the reformed egyptian words. There was no greek or latin upon the plates from which i, through the grace of god, translated the book of mormon let the language of that book speak for itself. Greek and latin words and other problems in the book of mormon part 1 this is the first of several articles dealing with the problems in the book of mormon. Book of mormon archives teaching children the gospel. However, the word bible is the english transliteration of the greek term biblos, which came into use over 1,500 years later. Throughout history, when immigrants and travelers have encountered new, unfamiliar species, they have often applied labels from their own language which originally referred to different animals. A nephite prophet, military general, and record keeper in the book of mormon. The words french associations are simply more familiar to the modern reader.
Words of jesus quoted almost without change before christs birth in the book of mormon are as follows. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. The french word adieu presents itself at the end of the book of jacob, circa 400 bc. How can the book of mormon use the word book in 600 b. Some critics of the book of mormon try to claim it as a fraud because one verse contains the french word, adieu. Anachronisms in the book of mormon religious studies center. A dictionary of the book of mormon wikisource, the free. Joseph smith translating the book of mormon by looking at a seer stone in a hat.
It says that god intentionally made native americans repulsive to others. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named moroni, who identified himself to smith as a native. Supporters of the book of mormon argue that the text is a translation into modern english, so the use of a french word is not amiss. As you mention, the french language did not start to be developed until after 600 b.
Apr 11, 2016 the book of mormon mentions horses a few times, even though were not in the americas before the spanish arrived, according to current expert opinion. I dont think anyone would lose the meaning of the word, fortunately, but its a weird bug in this kindle book and might lead a student of french to learn accents. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. English french is a bilingual book for latterday saints in which the two languages are placed next to each other on the same page. Ensign january 2020 family study fun a fun activity to help the children listen to the introduction as it is read write the following on index cards, one word per card. Bentley, evidences for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Just email me and i will send you the file as a zip file.
If we consider the nature of translation, this issue becomes much less troubling. Though english is a germanic language, it adopted many french words, beginning in 1066, when the frenchspeaking normans invaded england and became the ruling class. The plates from which the book of mormon was translated were written in egyptian hieroglyphs, which is not even a phonetic language. Apr 16, 2014 thanks for visiting the i love the book of mormon youtube channel home of the book of mormon twominute challenge. Many have assumed that anachronisms in the book of mormon should similarly prove that it must be false, and it is a modern text only posing as an ancient one.
This proves the book was written after 700 ad and is a false document. Our goal is to flood the earth with the book of mormon. I have been collecting the book of mormon in other languages, and typing them into word. The book of mormon claims to be a perfect translation because joseph smith supposedly used the crystal glasses the get the perfect word for word translation, yet there have been over 4,000 changes in the book of mormon since the first edition came out. The term mormon is taken from the title of the book of mormon, a sacred text adherents believe to have been translated from golden plates which had their location revealed by an angel to joseph smith and published in 1830. The book of mormon text is unaltered and only arranged so that the reader does not need to go back and forth between two copies of the book of mormon in different languages.
Introductory pages of the book of mormon introduction. Adieu is simply one english word among many in the book of mormon translation. Adieu, poor thing, is an english word, as well as a french word. Another testament of jesus christ and is a companion to the bible. The language of the original text of the book of mormon. Describes a noun or pronounfor example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. I have been working on a small, long term project for the last few years. Thanks for visiting the i love the book of mormon youtube channel home of the book of mormon twominute challenge. Feb 21, 2012 some critics of the book of mormon try to claim it as a fraud because one verse contains the french word, adieu. Like baptism, the word epistle epistolos was left in its original greek form, but given an english ending. Ammaron instructed mormon to prepare himself to take charge of the records and record keeping morm.
Mormon means relating to the religion started by joseph smith in the united states. Though english is a germanic language, it adopted many french words, beginning. Book of mormon wordreference english dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. In a pictographic language an idea is expressed in nonphonetic terms. Why is the word adieu attributed to the book of mormon writer jacob. This is why words not known in book of mormon times are found in the translated text. Joseph smith translated the characters written on the golden plates. That would be as true for the book of mormon as it is for any other text if the book of mormon claimed to be an ancient text, but it does not.
Not only does the translated book of mormon have a french word in it, but thousands of english words as well another language that did not exist in 600 b. The new testament portion of the kjv is often quoted in the old testament portion of the book of mormon. If these plates are indeed another word from god we need to ask why these contradictions appear. Il est generalement place apres le nom et saccorde avec le nom ex. Top basic words and phrases unique to mormonism august 30, 2012 in mormon culture tags. Book of mormon greek and latin word chart life after. Mormon, lord, testimony, god, jesus, joseph, plates, prophet. Because it was a revelation from god to joseph smith. Some have questioned the use of the french word adieu in jacob 7. Joseph smith translated the book of mormon into english. You can subscribe to the book of mormon videos youtube channel to be notified when new videos are published. Adieu in the book of mormon philosophies of men mingled. The earliest known document relating to church history is. Obviously, joseph smith was living in the 1800s and included the french word when he was making up the book of mormon.
Why is the word adieu attributed to the book of mormon. Litster, administrator for established languages, church distribution and translation services since the publication of the first five thousand copies in palmyra, new york, in the spring of 1830, the book of mormon has been published in twentyseven languages. This would mean there is an eleven hundred year discrepancy. Although it is now out of print in the deseret alphabet, welsh, hawaiian, turkish, czech, and armenian, it is still available. The french language only evolved from latin in about 700 a. The book of mormon supposedly dates jacob between 544 and 421 bc.
The word adieu was in common usage in new england at the time, and it meant towards god, sort of like god be with you. French translation of mormon the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Because god flashed it onto joseph smiths magic8ball rockinahat the same way that god flashed the kjv deuteroisaiah onto smiths magic rock. Adieu is a french word which would have been completely unfamiliar to jacob living over 400 years before christ. Translation questions related to the book of mormon jump to subtopic.
The same way that god flashed the kjv deuteroisaiah onto smiths magic rock. How many languages has the book of mormon been translated. Jacobs usage of the word adieu in the book of mormon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The word disciples can be found in the old testament in two places. This is allegedly a problem, an anachronism, because the word adieu was unknown to the ancient hebrew authors of the book. The french word adieu appears once in the book of mormon, in jacob 7. Soon after his crucifixion and resurrection, he came to the people of ancient america, where he taught his gospel, organized his church, and asked his disciples to keep a record of his ministry among them. The increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages. Lds literature favorites ebook selection translated in many foreign languages from lds leaders and authors. Make sure you check back often to see other issues that we see as problematic for the mormon church. A french word shows up in a quote from years before french existed.
He spoke hebrew, and was acquainted with egyptian writing. Those who criticize the book of mormon for using a french word are inadvertently criticizing the bible, which is guilty of the same charge. Our goal is to flood the earth with the book of mormon one verse at a time. Roberts was right, that we do need as good of a book of mormon as the french have, who dont have all the english grammar errors we cling to. These books, too, he thought, as he dug through the shelves in the mormon book store. Some claim that because adieu is french, it shows that joseph smith composed the book of mormon, and not an ancient author. Mormon definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The book of mormon is a translation of an ancient text into a modern language, and the word.
Joseph smith claimed that the book of mormon is his translation of an ancient book written on gold plates. President monson, in the 70s, in charge of lds printing at the time, formed a committee to create a plain english reference to the book of mormon. Why are the words adieu, bible, and baptize in the book of mormon. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named. Nevertheless, numerous biblebelieving critics have pointed to that word and mocked, but the standard they use to reject the book of mormon would also reject the bible an irony true of many other common objections. Gardner earned a masters degree in anthropology and mesoamerican ethnohistory from the state university of new york at albany. I offer these files as free downloads for anyone who wants them. There are three possible ways to approach this puzzle, dealing with archaeology, ancient cultural practices, and difficulties in translation.
Analytical and contextual commentary on the book of mormon and the gift and power. Why is the french word adieu in the book of mormon. Cebuano, english, french, german, italian, japanese, korean, mandarin, portuguese, russian, samoan, spanish, tagalog and tongan. Words of jesus quoted almost without change before christs birth. If we condemn the word adieu appearing in the book of mormon, i wonder if we could apply the same standard for the word jew as well, since linguistically speaking, the word jew doesnt exist in the old hebrew, greek, aramaic or latin texts of the bible.
Is the book of mormon not an ancient work because it contains greek words such as alpha and omega or christ. How many languages has the book of mormon been translated into. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. Here the book of mormon calls all churches except mormonism whores. To read more larry, visit lds365 this weeks episode of the book of mormon videos is alma preaches the word of god alma 47. The word adieu was in common use in english in joseph smiths era. Some of them make valid points and are difficult to resolve.
If i wanted to be flippant a common temptation for me, i could say, not only does the translated book of mormon have a french word in it, but thousands of english words as well another language that did not exist in 600 b. While the word is of french origin, it had found common usage in early nineteenth century new england. There are many arguments against the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a translation of an ancient text into a modern language, and the word that best fit the ending jacob used some parting expression commending his readers to god was translated as adieu to god, an expression that is used and widely understood in the english speaking world. The french language didnt even exist until around 700 ad. In using the word bible, the writer of the book of mormon made a serious blunder that shows the book to be of recent origin and, hence, fraudulent in its claims. French translation of mormon collins englishfrench dictionary. It was in common use among latterday saints and others in josephs era. The book of mormon text is informed by this debate. The book of mormon claims to be a perfect translation because joseph smith supposedly used the crystal glasses the get the perfect wordforword translation, yet there have been over 4,000 changes in the book of mormon since the first edition came out.