Journal
Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 17 (2016)
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Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
Title
Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2016
Authors
Hoskisson, Paul Y. (Primary)
Journal
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Pagination
151-158
Volume
17
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Abstract
The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would have been impossible for Joseph Smith, the Prophet, to have produced on his own.
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Subject Keywords
Restoration
Isaiah
Hebraism
Language - Hebrew
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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