The Written Language (Reformed Egyptian)

This verse talks about a language which is referred to later in the Book of Mormon as Reformed Egyptian. The wikipedia link below goes into a discussion regarding the controversy of this language. In short, there is no evidence of such a language ever existing nor is there any evidence of any written Egyptian existing in the America's in the Book of Mormon time period.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Egyptian

Known Written Language In The America's

Only four main types of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican writing systems are known: (Aztec, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Maya).

Source: http://www.ancientscripts.com/ma_ws.html

A Common Known Written Language In The America's

According to the Joseph Smith historian and author of the book "Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet" Dan Vogel it was common in that time period of Joseph Smith for people to think that the writing left by the Mound Builder inhabitants of North America was similar to egyptian.

More details regarding this can be found in Dan Vogel's podcast at the following link.

https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/dan-vogel-theories-of-book-of-mormon-authorship/

More details regarding the mound builders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Builders

The Use Of The Word 'Book' in the Book of Mormon

The first paper books were invented in China in 105 AD but did not enter wide spread use until 200 AD to 300 AD. The Bible also uses the word book in the old testament which, most likely, is referring to a scroll rather then a paper book.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_books

Engraving records on metal plates is extremely rare and included very limited textual information. Typically there are pictures on plates rather then text.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement_and_engraved_metal_plates

The Use Of The Word '

Jews

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

' in the Book of Mormon

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

The Use Of The Word 'Book' in the Book of Mormon

The first paper books were invented in China in 105 AD but did not enter wide spread use until 200 AD to 300 AD. The Bible also uses the word book in the old testament which, most likely, is referring to a scroll rather then a paper book.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_books

Engraving records on metal plates is extremely rare and included very limited textual information. Typically there are pictures on plates rather then text.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement_and_engraved_metal_plates

The Use Of The Word 'Messiah' in the

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The Use Of The Word 'Book' in the Book of Mormon

The first paper books were invented in China in 105 AD but did not enter wide spread use until 200 AD to 300 AD. The Bible also uses the word book in the old testament which, most likely, is referring to a scroll rather then a paper book.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_books

Engraving records on metal plates is extremely rare and included very limited textual information. Typically there are pictures on plates rather then text.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement_and_engraved_metal_plates

of Mormon
The words "Christ" and "Messiah" are used several hundred times throughout the of Mormon. The first instance of the word "Christ" dates to between 559 and 545 BC. The first instance of the word "Messiah" dates to about 600 BC.

"Christ" is the English transliteration of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated precisely as Christós); it is relatively synonymous with the Hebrew word rendered "Messiah" (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, Modern Mashiaẖ Tiberian Māšîăḥ). Both words have the meaning of "anointed," and are used in the Bible to refer to "the Anointed One".[104] In Greek translations of the Old Testament (including the Septuagint), the word "Christ" is used for the Hebrew "Messiah", and in Hebrew translations of the New Testament, the word "Messiah" is used for the Greek "Christ".[105] If you take any passage in the Bible that uses the word "Christ", you can substitute for it the word "Messiah" or "the Messiah" with no change in meaning (e.g. Matthew 1:1, 16, 18).

The of Mormon uses both terms throughout the . In the vast majority of cases, it uses the terms in an identical manner as the Bible, where it doesn't matter which word is used:

"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is (Christ/the Messiah), the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall" (Helaman 5:12).

"And after he had baptized (Christ/the Messiah) with water, he should behold and bear record that he had baptized the Lamb of God, who should take away the sins ." (1 Nephi 10:10).

The of Mormon occasionally uses the word "Christ" in a way that is not interchangeable with "Messiah". For example in 2 Nephi 10:3, the of Mormon prophet Jacob says an angel informed him that the name of the Messiah would be Christ:

"Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ—for in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his name—should come among the " (2 Nephi 10:3)

The word "Messiah" was used frequently before this point, but from this point on the word "Christ" is used almost exclusively in the of Mormon.

Richard Packham argues that the Greek word "Christ" in the of Mormon challenges the authenticity of the work since, Joseph Smith clearly stated that, "There was no Greek or Latin upon the plates from which I, through the grace of the Lord, translated the of Mormon."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronisms_in_the_Book_of_Mormon

The Use Of The Word '

Jews

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

' in the Book of Mormon

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

The Use Of The Word 'Red Sea' in the Book of Mormon

Most scholars believe that the correct translation for the hebrew word Yam Suph is 'Sea of Reeds' or 'Sea of Seaweed' and that the translation 'Red Sea' is incorrect.

Many scholars believe the scriptures are, most likely, referring to a large lake located near the Red Sea.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Suph

The Use Of The Word 'Red Sea' in the Book of Mormon

Most scholars believe that the correct translation for the hebrew word Yam Suph is 'Sea of Reeds' or 'Sea of Seaweed' and that the translation 'Red Sea' is incorrect.

Many scholars believe the scriptures are, most likely, referring to a large lake located near the Red Sea.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Suph

The Use Of The Word 'Red Sea' in the Book of Mormon

Most scholars believe that the correct translation for the hebrew word Yam Suph is 'Sea of Reeds' or 'Sea of Seaweed' and that the translation 'Red Sea' is incorrect.

Many scholars believe the scriptures are, most likely, referring to a large lake located near the Red Sea.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Suph

The Use Of The Word 'Red Sea' in the Book of Mormon

Most scholars believe that the correct translation for the hebrew word Yam Suph is 'Sea of Reeds' or 'Sea of Seaweed' and that the translation 'Red Sea' is incorrect.

Many scholars believe the scriptures are, most likely, referring to a large lake located near the Red Sea.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Suph

The Use Of The Word '

Jews

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

' in the Book of Mormon

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

The Use Of The Word '

Jews

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

' in the Book of Mormon

The term Jew was not used until 1000 AD. The word Judean or Judeans would have been the term used to describe a member of the tribe of Judean.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_(word)

In the Bible the word "Jew" means a resident of the land of Judaea regardless of their tribe, race or religion just as an Australian or Englishman may in fact be a Chinese or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

Source: http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jew.htm

The Use Of The Word 'Red Sea' in the Book of Mormon

Most scholars believe that the correct translation for the hebrew word Yam Suph is 'Sea of Reeds' or 'Sea of Seaweed' and that the translation 'Red Sea' is incorrect.

Many scholars believe the scriptures are, most likely, referring to a large lake located near the Red Sea.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Suph

The Use Of The Word 'Red Sea' in the Book of Mormon

Most scholars believe that the correct translation for the hebrew word Yam Suph is 'Sea of Reeds' or 'Sea of Seaweed' and that the translation 'Red Sea' is incorrect.

Many scholars believe the scriptures are, most likely, referring to a large lake located near the Red Sea.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Suph

The Use Of The Word 'Steel' in the Book of Mormon

No evidence has been found in North, Central, or South America of iron being hardened anciently to make steel.

A few translations of the bible incorrectly use the word steel while most correctly use the word bronze or brass. The King James bible is one of the few bibles that incorrectly uses the word steel. This is the same bible version that Joseph Smith used.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronisms_in_the_Book_of_Mormon

Source: http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-35.htm

Customs from the Law of Moses missing from the Book of Mormon

The following Jewish customs are not mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

1) No explicit mention of any Jewish Feast or Festival.

2) No explicit mention of any regular Jewish sacrifice or offering.

3) The relationship between the priests and the temple is obscured.

4) No mention of the temple items.

5) No mention at all of the Jewish dietary laws.



Source: http://www.lds-mormon.com/feast.shtml