The Book of Mormon : a reader's edition

The Book of Mormon A reader's edition

Book - 2003

"Regarded as sacred scripture by millions, the Book of Mormon - first published in 1830 - is one of the most significant documents in American religious history. For this new reader's edition, Grant Hardy has reformatted the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers. He has also provided a hypothetical map based on internal references, an essay on Book of Mormon poetry, a full glossary of names, genealogical charts, a basic bibliography of Mormon and non-Mormon scholarship, a chronology of the translat...ion, eyewitness accounts of the Gold Plates, and information regarding the lost 116 pages and significant changes in the text."--BOOK JACKET.

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Subjects
Book of Mormon.
Latter Day Saints.
Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press 2003.
Language
English
Other Authors
Grant Hardy, 1961- (-)
Physical Description
xviii, 710 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780252027970
9780252073410
  • Introduction
  • The Small Plates of Nephi
  • The First Book of Nephi (starting p. 5)
  • The Second Book of Nephi (starting p. 61)
  • The Book of Jacob (starting p. 139)
  • The Book of Enos (starting p. 160)
  • The Book of Jarom (starting p. 163)
  • The Book of Omni (starting p. 165)
  • Mormon[subscript 2]'s Explanatory Comments
  • The Words of Mormon (starting p. 171)
  • Mormon's Abridgment of the Large Plates of Nephi
  • The Book of Mosiah (starting p. 177)
  • The Book of Alma (starting p. 249)
  • The Book of Helaman (starting p. 436)
  • Third Nephi (starting p. 483)
  • Fourth Nephi (starting p. 548)
  • The Book of Mormon (Chapters 1-7) (starting p. 554)
  • Moroni[subscript 2]'s Additions to his Father's Records
  • The Book of Mormon (Chapters 8-9) (starting p. 571)
  • The Book of Ether (starting p. 579)
  • The Book of Moroni (starting p. 615)
  • App. 1 Testomonies of Joseph Smith and Other Witnesses (starting p. 631)
  • App. 2 Chronology of the Translation (starting p. 643)
  • App. 3 The Lost Manuscript: Two Documents (starting p. 653)
  • App. 4 Book of Mormon Plates and Records (starting p. 656)
  • App. 5 Book of Mormon Poetry (starting p. 658)
  • App. 6 Significant Changes in the Text (starting p. 665)
  • App. 7: Charts and Maps (starting p. 673)
  • App. 8: Glossary of Names (starting p. 690)
  • Suggestions for Further Reading (starting p. 707)
Review by Library Journal Review

No serious historian of Jacksonian America would deny the importance of the Book of Mormon, first published in 1830, though few have probably read it. Hardy (history, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville) here intends "to help non-Mormons understand what it is that Mormons see in this sometimes obscure text." He presents the complete text in an attractive format (with paragraphs rather than the verse form), along with a glossary, genealogical charts, footnotes, a chronology, and history of the text's evolution. Since he is a believing Latter-day Saint, he also presents the books on its own terms as scripture. Unfortunately, Hardy does not offer a balanced view, discussing only the standard believer's version of the book's origin and citing only materials that support these beliefs in his bibliography. Further, his intended audience would require more scholarly apparatus to understand this important book. To a large degree, then, this edition defeats its own purpose; but because of its high production value and the helpful appendixes, which clarify the book's structure and narrative, it will appeal to Mormon audiences looking for a deeper understanding of the scripture.-David S. Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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