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*[[The King James Version]] | *[[The King James Version]] | ||
*[[The 8th Article of Faith]] | *[[The 8th Article of Faith]] | ||
*Question: Is Mormonism in error because Christianity requires a "closed canon" instead of the Church's "open canon"? | *[[Question: Is Mormonism in error because Christianity requires a "closed canon" instead of the Church's "open canon"?]] | ||
|group2=Reliability of the Bible | |group2=Reliability of the Bible | ||
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|group4=The Bible and the Book of Mormon | |group4=The Bible and the Book of Mormon | ||
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*Question: Does the fact that the Bible states that nothing should be "added to" or "taken away" from the book mean that the Book of Mormon is false? | *[[Question: Does the fact that the Bible states that nothing should be "added to" or "taken away" from the book mean that the Book of Mormon is false?]] | ||
*[[Bible passages in the Book of Mormon]] | *[[Bible passages in the Book of Mormon]] | ||
*[[The New Testament and the Book of Mormon]] | *[[The New Testament and the Book of Mormon]] | ||
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|group5=The Joseph Smith Translation | |group5=The Joseph Smith Translation | ||
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*Question: How is the Joseph Smith Translation best understood? | *[[Question: How is the Joseph Smith Translation best understood?]] | ||
*Question: Was the Joseph Smith Translation intended to be a restoration of original Bible text? | *[[Question: Was the Joseph Smith Translation intended to be a restoration of original Bible text?]] | ||
*Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? | *[[Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts?]] | ||
*Matthews: "To regard the New Translation...as a product of divine inspiration given to Joseph Smith does not necessarily assume that it be a restoration of the original Bible text" | *[[Matthews: "To regard the New Translation...as a product of divine inspiration given to Joseph Smith does not necessarily assume that it be a restoration of the original Bible text"]] | ||
*Question: Was Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible ever completed? | *[[Question: Was Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible ever completed?]] | ||
*Question: Why don't Mormons use the "Joseph Smith Translation" as its official Bible? | *[[Question: Why don't Mormons use the "Joseph Smith Translation" as its official Bible?]] | ||
*Question: Is the Church "embarrassed" by the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible? | *[[Question: Is the Church "embarrassed" by the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?]] | ||
*Question: What have Church leaders said about the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible? | *[[Question: What have Church leaders said about the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?]] | ||
*Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible? | *[[Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?]] | ||
|group6=The Bible and Science | |group6=The Bible and Science | ||
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*[[The Creation]] | *[[The Creation]] | ||
*[[The Flood]] | *[[The Flood]] | ||
*Question: How did the authors of the Bible view the earth and the universe? | *[[Question: How did the authors of the Bible view the earth and the universe?]] | ||
*Question: Does the biblical story of Peleg describe the separation of the continents? | *[[Question: Does the biblical story of Peleg describe the separation of the continents?]] | ||
*Question: What’s the best way to understand the Tower of Babel scientifically? | *[[Question: What’s the best way to understand the Tower of Babel scientifically?]] | ||
*Question: What’s the best way to understand the ages of antediluvian patriarchs scientifically? | *[[Question: What’s the best way to understand the ages of antediluvian patriarchs scientifically?]] | ||
*Question: What’s the best way to understand the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot turning into a pillar of salt scientifically? | *[[Question: What’s the best way to understand the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot turning into a pillar of salt scientifically?] | ||
*Question: What is the best way to understand the story of Jonah and the Whale scientifically? | *[[Question: What is the best way to understand the story of Jonah and the Whale scientifically?]] | ||
*Question: How would an archaeologist distinguish a Christian's pot from that of a non-Christian? | *[[Question: How would an archaeologist distinguish a Christian's pot from that of a non-Christian?]] | ||
|group7=Other | |group7=Other | ||
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*Question: How do Latter-day Saints approach authorship of New Testament books? | *[[Question: How do Latter-day Saints approach authorship of New Testament books?]] | ||
*Question: How can a Latter-day Saint approach responding to criticism of the Church on biblical grounds? | *[[Question: How can a Latter-day Saint approach responding to criticism of the Church on biblical grounds?]] | ||
*[[Pauline teachings]] | *[[Pauline teachings]] | ||
*[[Mormonism and the Bible/Scripture interpretation]] | *[[Mormonism and the Bible/Scripture interpretation]] |
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