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

The French word "adieu" appears once in the Book of Mormon in Jacob 7:27.

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

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 'Cattle' in the Book of Mormon

There is no evidence of cows existing in the America's before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas. In addition, there is no evidence of large domestic animals such as bison, goat, deer, sheep, or other animals. The only record of a domestic animal is the llama which are not mentioned in the book of mormon.

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

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

there is no evidence that chariots or wheeled vehicles ever existed in the America's prior to the Europeans arriving.

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

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

The words "Christ" and "Messiah" are used several hundred times throughout the Book 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 Book of Mormon uses both terms throughout the book. 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 of the world." (1 Nephi 10:10).

The Book of Mormon occasionally uses the word "Christ" in a way that is not interchangeable with "Messiah". For example in 2 Nephi 10:3, the Book 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 Jews" (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 Book of Mormon.

Richard Packham argues that the Greek word "Christ" in the Book 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 Book of Mormon."

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

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

The biblical word Church is translated as Assembly. Specifically an assemble of people.

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

The Use Of The Word 'Cimiters', also called Scimitar, in the Book of Mormon

"Cimiters" are mentioned about ten times in the Book of Mormon. The word "cimiter" (scimitar) is considered an anachronism, since the word was never used by the Hebrews (from which the Book of Mormon peoples came from), or any other civilization prior to 450 AD.[96]

As with swords, there is no evidence that native American peoples had metal blades. The word cimiter (scimitar) has at different times referred to a long curved sword used by the Persians and Turks, or a smaller curved knife, similar to the kopis of the Turks, or makhaira of the Greeks.

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

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

The compass is widely believed to have been invented in China around 1100 AD thousands of years after Lehi. No remains of a compass have ever been found in America.

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

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

There is no evidence of cows existing in the America's before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas. In addition, there is no evidence of large domestic animals such as Bison, goat, deer, sheep, or other animals. The only record of a domestic animal is the llama which are not mentioned in the book of mormon.

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

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

Elephants never natively existed in the Americas. Mastodons and mammoths, which did exist in the America's, died out long before the Book of Mormon time frame. These is one record of a small population of mammoths surviving on an island in Alaska until 5725 BP which is thousands of years before the Jaradites came to the Americans.

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

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

The word epistle comes from the Greek word epistolē and, as such, it would be impossible for the Book of Mormon plates to contain the greek word "epistle".

To be historically accurate the Book of Mormon should have used the word "letter" instead of "epistle".

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

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

Domesticated goats did not exist in the America's prior to the Europeans arriving. The mountain goat is indigenous to North America but it has never been domesticated.

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

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

Domesticated goats did not exist in the America's prior to the Europeans arriving. The mountain goat is indigenous to North America but it has never been domesticated.

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

The Use Of Greek or Latin Names in the Book of Mormon

Here is a list of greek and latin names that shouldn't appear in the book of mormon.

Lachoneus
Timothy
Alpha & Omega

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

Horses didn't exist in America until the 16th Century.

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

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

Horses didn't exist in America until the 16th Century.

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

The Use Of The Word 'Jew' 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, Negro or an Eskimo, or perhaps a member of the tribe of Judah (Judahite).

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

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' 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

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

The Use Of The Word 'Messiah' in the Book of Mormon
The words "Christ" and "Messiah" are used several hundred times throughout the Book 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 Book of Mormon uses both terms throughout the book. 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 of the world." (1 Nephi 10:10).

The Book of Mormon occasionally uses the word "Christ" in a way that is not interchangeable with "Messiah". For example in 2 Nephi 10:3, the Book 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 Jews" (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 Book of Mormon.

Richard Packham argues that the Greek word "Christ" in the Book 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 Book of Mormon."

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

The Use Of New Testament Phrases in the Book of Mormon

There are hundreds if not thousands of new testament phrases found in the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon should not have any new testament phrases found in it. To view a list of matching phrases go to the 'Phrases' research section of the BookofMormonFixed.com

The Use Of Some of the Old Testment Phrases in the Book of Mormon

The following old testament books should not be found in the Book of Mormon because they were written after Lehi left Jerusalem.

Old Testament

1 Kings--561-538 B.C.
2 Kings--561-538 B.C.
Daniel 536-530 B.C.
Haggai--ca. 520 B.C.
Zechariah--480-470 B.C.
Ezra--457-444 B.C.
1 Chronicles--450-430 B.C.
2 Chronicles--450-430 B.C.
Esther--450-331 B.C.
Malachi--433-424 B.C.
Nehemiah--424-400 B.C.

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

The olive tree is a pecular anachronism in the Book of Mormon because it is neither found in the america's nor is it described in the Book of Mormon as being found in the America's. And yet the olive tree parables from Isaiah 5 and Roman 11 both appear in the Book of Mormon.

"Olives are not native to the Americas. The Spanish colonists brought the olive to the New World where its cultivation prospered in present-day Peru and Chile. The first precious seedlings from Spain were planted in Lima by Antonio de Rivera in 1560."

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive

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 'Rust' in the Book of Mormon

pre-Columbian Meso-America are known to use wooden clubs with sharpened stones embedded in them which would never rust.

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

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

In 2 Nephi 23:21, the Book of Mormon quotes Isaiah 13:21, which mentions a "satyr". Satyrs are creatures from Greek mythology, which are half-man, half-goat. The King James Bible translates Isaiah 34:14 thus:

"The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest."

Most other English-language versions of the Bible, including the New International Version, translate the word as "wild goat", "monkey" or "dancing devil".

This word indicates that the word was copied directly from the King James bible since all the other translations of the bible us a different word and the book of mormon wouldn't have access to the king james bible translation.

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

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

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

there is no evidence that swine existed in the America's prior to the Europeans arriving. Javelinas, which have existed in the America's since prehistoric times have never been domesticated nor are they even mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

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

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

Synagogues did not exist in their modern form before the destruction of the temple and the Babylonian captivity. The oldest known synagogue is located in Delos, Greece, and has been dated to 150 BC.

Example verse from Alma 16:13 which includes the word synagogues.

And Alma and Amulek went forth preaching repentance to the people in their temples, and in their sanctuaries, and also in their synagogues, which were built after the manner of the Jews (Alma 16:13).

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

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

Scholars note that synagogues did not exist in their modern form before the destruction of the temple and the Babylonian captivity. The oldest known synagogue is located in Delos, Greece, and has been dated to 150 BC.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronisms_in_the_Book_of_Mormon#.22Church.22_and_.22synagogue.22

Wiki Source: The Oldest Original Synagogue Building in the Diaspora: The Delos Synagogue Reconsidered," Monika Trümper Hesperia, Vol. 73, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 2004), pp. 513-598

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 Goat in the Book of Mormon.

Domesticated goats did not exist in the America's prior to the Europeans arriving. The mountain goat is indigenous to North America but it has never been domesticated.

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

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

the Jaredite people were familiar with the concept of "windows" near the time of the Biblical Tower of Babel (presumably circa 2000 BC.), and that they specifically avoided crafting windows for lighting in their covered seagoing vessels, because the windows would be "dashed in pieces" during the ocean voyage.

glass windows were not invented until the 11th century AD in Germany.

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