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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 43 (2021)
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That Which You Have Translated, Which You Have Retained
Title
That Which You Have Translated, Which You Have Retained
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2021
Authors
Jones, Clifford P. (Primary)
Journal
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Pagination
1-64
Volume
43
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Abstract
I propose that our current Words of Mormon in the Book of Mormon was originally a second chapter of the book of Mosiah following an initial chapter that was part of the lost 116 pages. When Joseph Smith gave the first 116 pages to Martin Harris, he may have retained a segment of the original manuscript that contained our Words of Mormon, consistent with the Lord’s reference “that which you have translated, which you have retained” (D&C 10:41). A comprehensive review of contextual information indicates that the chapter we call Words of Mormon may actually be the first part of this retained segment.
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Subject Keywords
Words of Mormon
Harris, Martin
Linguistic Analysis
Textual Analysis
Resumptive Structure
Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon
Bibliographic Citation
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