They have been selected to illustrate possible connections to the unique and very important book of mormon account of the allegory of the olive tree in jacob 5. Jacobs second sermon jacob 23 book of mormon study. Wherefore, a commandment i give unto you, which is the word of god, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of t. The first part of the book of mormon, down to the book of mosiah, was translated directly from the writings of nephi and jacob, with brief entries by others down to sometime between 279 and bc.
The problem of book of mormon authorship has challenged historians and theologians since the book was published in 1830. Phelps occasionally published excerpts from the book of mormon. Olive trees and the book of mormon jeff lindsays site. Jacob s commented on the gospel and progressivism go hand in hand 20150911 20. That blessing fell to nephi, to whom jacob and joseph were to look for. Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published. It comprises chapters 3 to 14 of that 21 chapter document. Links to various commentaries are listed on the official church website. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of.
Jacob chapter 5 in the book of mormon offers a detailed description of practices regarding the cultivation of olive trees. This parable in and of itself stamps the book of mormon with convincing truth. Adam clarke bible commentary in the book of mormon. Part of making that case is to portray lehi himself as a true prophet of god, something laman and lemuel. In the church s first periodical, the evening and the morning star, editor w.
For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife. He also taught the parable of the olive tree, which talked of the scattering and gathering of israel jacob 5. President joseph fielding smith 18761972 encouraged us to ponder the depth of. I come to you from the holy city, the regions of light. The book of mormon tells us that in the last days the gentiles will have a record of the jews containing the covenants of the lord and many of the prophecies of the holy prophets see 1 ne. Adventures in restoration correcting the incorrigible. The claim that joseph smith translated the book of mormon from inscriptions on a set of ancient plates is literally at the heart of mormonism.
The enos problem in the book of mormon adventures in. According to the book of mormon narrative, jacob was born in the wilderness during his father lehis journey from jerusalem to the promised land the americas sometime between 592 b. About a year ago, byu published an article showing the joseph smith translation jst of the bible appears to rely on the adam clarke bible commentary i first was made aware of this in a good podcast interview by laura hales at lds. C jacob and his family eventually traveled to the americas via boat constructed by his brother, nephi. Joseph, son of jacob mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. God does not approve of polygamy, and it should only be instituted when it is specifically commanded by god. How exactly did joseph smith translate the book of mormon. It is a religious dime novel written in the style of kings and chronicles, interminable, prosaic, platitu dinous, ungrammatical.
Jacob explains that the lengthy passage is taken from a jewish text by zenos that was among the sacred writings available on the brass plates that lehi brought with him from jerusalem. The spauldingeigdon theory of the booh of mormon may be wrong indeed, it is almost superfluous. Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published with the permission of the neal a. The purpose of the book, in his own words, is to persuade all men to come unto christ jacob 1. Mar 19, 2009 enos is the third author in the book of mormon after nephi 1 and jacob. For i, the lord god, delight in the chastity of women. Jacob went on to be a righteous leader, and succeeded nephi as prophet. The house of joseph is a designation applied by members of the church of jesus christ of. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. The parable of zenos, recorded by jacob in chapter five of his book, is one of the greatest parables ever recorded.
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. This book came into being by several mysterious circumstances. According to the first book of nephi, jacobs father, lehi recieved a revelation that he was to leave with his family to avoid the imminent destruction of. O my brethren, i fear that unless ye shall repent of your sins that their skins will be whiter than yours, when ye shall be brought with them before the throne of god.
Enos is the third author in the book of mormon after nephi 1 and jacob. He is best known for his lengthy prayer while hunting in the wilderness, wherein he first asks for personal forgiveness, then for gods blessings upon the nephites, then his blessings upon the lamanites, then that a record of the nephites will be preserved and brought into the lamantes at some future day should. Mormon recorded in the book of mormon that when jacob saw that a remnant of the coat of many colours v. On one occasion, he reprinted in its entirety what today is jacob 5 and offered these words of introduction. Jacob ends a lengthy recitation of and a brief commentary on the allegory of zenos by. He gives this clinical description of how the angel was. Smith who said he had translated the book of mormon from golden plates that had been inscribed with. Jacob taught many things to the ancient nephites, including prophecies of jesus christ and the doctrine of the atonement 2 nephi 910. Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the lord. After translating the book of mormon and publishing it in 1830, joseph smith. Dear gramps, i would like to know the exact way the prophet joseph translated the book of mormon. We see from this explanation that the nephites did write upon other materials.
Of all the many sermons jacob ever gave, for i believe he gave many to his people, his family because he. To be honest, i like that better than the old name. The lord knew the closest word in common use to the word used by jacob. Mormons commentary demonstrating knowledge of the heliocentric theory helaman 12. Jacobs sons thus became the heads of the twelve tribes of israel. Religious studies center, brigham young university.
Indeed, as joseph smith said, a man will get nearer to g. For instance, i read that at first he used a seer stone instead of the urim and thummim which he placed in his hat and buried his face into the hat to block out the light. He didnt enjoy delivering it, but he knew it was his responsibility to do so, because of his calling as a priest and a teacher jacob 1. The inner end of the same roll, josephs record, presents a representation of the judgement. Setting shortly after the death of his brother, nephi, jacob delivered this sermon. Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. Jacob and his family eventually travelled to the americas via boat constructed by his brother, nephi. The language in the sections of the book of mormon that correspond to parts of the bible is quite regularly selected by joseph smith, rather than obtained through independent translation. Prophetic commentary by lehi, nephi, jacob, and the lord himself helps us understand isaiah passages in the book of mormon. Jacob through mosiah joseph fielding mcconkie and robert l. The rest of the book was written by mormon and moroni, who lived in the forth century ad after their written language had been significantly modified. A detailed discussion of the mesoamerican historical meaning of the treetrunk on izapa stela 5 can be found in norman 1976 pp. The book con tains nothing which joseph smith might 36 mormon saints not have evolved. Apr 30, 2016 4 and he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people.
In addition to joseph smith, the lord provided for eleven others to see. Opponents of the book have claimed that joseph smith wrote it himself, or that an accomplice such as solomon spaulding or sidney rigdon penned it and somehow transferred it to joseph smith. Of all the many sermons jacob ever gave, for i believe he gave many to his people, his family because he was annointed their teacher, he chose to add or record this. Book of mormon scholars starting with noel reynolds, i believe have long pointed out that nephi used his small plates written 30 to 40 years after leaving jerusalem to make his case to be lehis rightful heir, both temporally and spiritually see my own observations here.
The above donut chart shows percentages of the book of mormon section of letter to a ces director that fairmormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on if one assumes that fairmormons undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, fairmormon agrees with 62. Apr 22, 2016 the language in the sections of the book of mormon that correspond to parts of the bible is quite regularly selected by joseph smith, rather than obtained through independent translation. Concerning this record the prophet joseph smith said. It is a religious dime novel written in the style of kings and chronicles, interminable, prosaic, platitu. It is totally different from the bible by virtue of its genesis. President joseph fielding smith 18761972 encouraged us to ponder the depth of jacob 5. Jacobs second sermon jacob 23 book of mormon study notes. Not only does it broaden the scope to include other restoration churches descending from joseph smith, the first vision, and the book of mormon, but it reflects recent statements by latterday saint leaders that the restoration is still going on. Jacob 5 in the nineteenth century book of mormon central. He wants to fulfill gods and his brothers commandments. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ.
It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or brigham young university, and. Apr 12, 20 chapter 1 is jacobs introduction his why for writing. Why is some of the book of mormon identical to the bible. Joseph smith was the rod of the stem of jesse, see joseph smith. Even if joseph smith was not familiar with the french word, although he probably was, it could certainly have been given him by the lord. Chapter 1 is jacobs introduction his why for writing. There is a document on the internet called missaticum biblia or book of messages which contains the book of joseph scriptures i present here. Joseph smith book of adam 1 now the shocking thought comes to us. It would be hard to believe that isaacs twin sons, jacob and esau, were not taught.
T he book of hadar, the companion of melech and abigdor 1 i, hadar, am come to show you the things of the past and things which must shortly come. In the churchs first periodical, the evening and the morning star, editor w. Its interesting to note what jacob writes about and then what really happens. John hilton iii, jacobs textual legacy, journal of the book of mormon and other restoration scripture 222 20. These words all come from the english language, which did not come into existence until long after jacobs time.