Original Words of the Book of Mormon

Title

Original Words of the Book of Mormon

Magazine

Improvement Era

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1948

Authors

Pagination

84–86, 116

Date Published

February 1948

Volume

51

Issue Number

2

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

Defending the originality of the Book of Mormon, this article discusses how during the period of 1820-1830 coining words was less common than at any subsequent time in America. The fact that the Book of Mormon contains so many unfamiliar words is a testimony of its divinity. B. H. Roberts studied the names in the Book of Mormon and found that Jaredite names end with consonants and Nephite names in vowels. One hundred eighty-one new words came forth out of seventy-five working days of translation.

Authenticity
Linguistic Analysis
Onomastics
Book of Mormon Authorship
Book of Mormon Anachronisms

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