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The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

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• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

The Joseph Smith Translation (JST} of the Bible

Jump to details:

• Question: What is the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)?
• Question: What is the relationship between the JST and biblical manuscripts?
• Question: What was the translation procedure used by Joseph Smith and his scribes to produce the JST?
• Question: Did Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary significanly influence the JST?
• Question: Was the JST ever completed?
• Question: Why does the Church continue to use the KJV instead of the JST as its official bible?
• Question: Why does the JST translation of Genesis (the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Moses) contain New Testament language?

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Learn more about the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) of the bible

Key sources	Kent P. Jackson, "Some Notes on Joseph Smith and Adam Clarke," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 40/2 (2 October 2020). [15–60] link
FAIR links	Jeffrey Bradshaw, "The Message of the Joseph Smith Translation: A Walk in the Garden," Proceedings of the 2008 FAIR Conference (August 2008). link Kent P. Jackson, "Was Joseph Smith Influenced by Outside Sources in His Translation of the Bible?," Proceedings of the 2022 FAIR Conference (August 2022). link
Online	W. John Welsh, "Why Didn't Joseph Correct KJV Errors When Translating the JST?", lightplanet.com off-site Garold N. Davis, "Review of The Legacy of the Brass Plates of Laban: A Comparison of Biblical and Book of Mormon Isaiah Texts by H. Clay Gorton," FARMS Review 7/1 (1995). [123–129] link Kevin L. Barney, "The Joseph Smith Translation and Ancient Texts of the Bible," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 19 no. 3 (Fall 1986), 85–102.off-site Cynthia L. Hallen, "Redeeming the Desolate Woman: The Message of Isaiah 54 and 3 Nephi 22," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7/1 (1998). [40–47] link Matthew L. Bowen, "'They Shall Be Scattered Again': Some Notes on JST Genesis 50:24–25, 33–35," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57/4 (23 June 2023). [107–128] link Brant A. Gardner, "Joseph Smith's Translation Projects under a Microscope," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 41/15 (18 December 2020). [257–264] link Kent P. Jackson, "Some Notes on Joseph Smith and Adam Clarke," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 40/2 (2 October 2020). [15–60] link Spencer Kraus, "An Unfortunate Approach to Joseph Smith's Translation of Ancient Scripture," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 52/1 (17 June 2022). [1–64] link Mark J. Johnson, "Review of The Legacy of the Brass Plates of Laban: A Comparison of Biblical and Book of Mormon Isaiah Texts by H. Clay Gorton," FARMS Review 7/1 (1995). [130–138] link Stephen D. Ricks, "Review of The Use of the Old Testament in the Book of Mormon by Wesley P. Walters," Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 4/1 (1992). [235–250] link Dana M. Pike and David R. Seely, "'Upon All the Ships of the Sea, and Upon All the Ships of Tarshish': Revisiting 2 Nephi 12:16 and Isaiah 2:16," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14/2 (2005). [12–25] link A. Don Sorensen, "'The Problem of the Sermon on the Mount and 3 Nephi (Review of “A Further Inquiry into the Historicity of the Book of Mormon,” Sunstone September–October 1982, 20–27)'," FARMS Review 16/2 (2004). [117–148] link Sidney B. Sperry, "'Literary Problems in the Book of Mormon involving 1 Corinthians 12, 13, and Other New Testament Books'," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/1 (1995). [166–174] link Sidney B. Sperry, "The Book of Mormon and the Problem of the Sermon on the Mount," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/1 (1995). [153–165] link Sidney B. Sperry, "The 'Isaiah Problem' in the Book of Mormon," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/1 (1995). [129–152] link Sidney B. Sperry, "The Isaiah Quotation: 2 Nephi 12–24," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/1 (1995). [192–208] link John A. Tvedtnes, "Isaiah in the Bible and the Book of Mormon (Review of 'Isaiah in the Book of Mormon: Or Joseph Smith in Isaiah.' in American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, 157–234.)," FARMS Review 16/2 (2004). [161–172] link Kurt Manwaring, “10 questions with Thomas Wayment”. LDS Perspectives, Joseph Smith's Use of Bible Commentaries in His Translations - Thomas A. Wayment . Thomas Wayment and Haley Wilson, “A Recently Recovered Source: Rethinking Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation".
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Print	Robert J. Matthews, "A Plainer Translation": Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: A History and Commentary (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press, 1985). Matthew B. Brown, "The Restoration of Biblical Texts," in All Things Restored, 2d ed. (American Fork, UT: Covenant, 2006),159–181. AISN B000R4LXSM. ISBN 1577347129.
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