But the differences between these books are very significant. View of the hebrews by ethan smith, photomechanical reprint. Posted in book of mormon, tagged bh roberts, book of mormon, ethan smith, false gospel, joseph smith, parallels between book of mormon and view of the hebrews, view of the hebrews on 04242014 1 comment. Some critics claim that joseph smith copied much of the structure and content of the book of mormon from the 1823 book view of the hebrews by ethan smith no relation to joseph smith. Debunking the view of the hebrewsbook of mormon connection. The book of mormon, published in 1830, and ethan smiths 1823 book view of the hebrews parallel each other in some two dozen general themes. Ethan smiths most popular book is view of the hebrews 1825. You can read view of the hebrews online at no charge at in addition to that theres a lot of great information at the website as well. Numerous commentators on mormon history, from lds church general authority b. One of the mormon evidences is to ask you to consider if joseph smith could have fabricated the book of mormon.
After doing a chapterbychapter analysis of the book of mormon, i found that, according to persuitte, less than 4. View of the hebrews flooded the area in which joseph smith lived. For example, they misquote the book of mormon s account of samuel the lamanite to make it sound like the view of the hebrews account of jesus ben ananias many of the parallels are unique to the second. Hebrews uses old testament quotations interpreted in light of first century rabbinical judaism.
Similarities between the book of mormon and view of the. Well, if joseph smith used ethan smiths view of the hebrews as the main source for the book of mormon, as many critics claim, it is a miracle for the same. Lds revelations view of the hebrews book of mormon 1. Review of books on the book of mormon 19892011 volume 9number 1 article 1997 ethan smith. After reading grant palmers book an insiders view of mormon origins, there are several issues grant reveals that show the book of mormon is a 19th century creation combining the bible, 19th century evangelical protestantism and ethan smiths view of the hebrews. In the book the view of the hebrews, what counterarguments. Source means a location at which other users can find a copy of this work. View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons.
View of the hebrews also makes reference to josephus wars of the jews in describing the destruction of jerusalem by the romans. This video goes over the many similarities between the two books. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a congregationalist minister in vermont, who argued that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of israel, a relatively common view during the early nineteenth century. He tabulated his findings as parallels between the two books. With its myriad references to hebrew customs and the old testament, the book was likely sent to a jewish christian community, possibly in rome. First, in the earliest manuscript editions of the new testament books, hebrews is included. I look forward to a day when church members feel comfortable with the idea of an. Ethan smiths book proposes that the american indians were the lost tribes of israel and has several. View of the hebrews and the book of mormon book of mormon. Hebrew translations of the bom by common consent, a. So the evidence indicates that the book of mormon is not a true historical record, nor is its message compatible with gods word, the bible. These lists are not exhaustive, but represent the vast amount of scripture and other reference material which view of the hebrews uses that the book of mormon ignores. Scripture use in view of the hebrews and the book of mormon.
This book is significant for it contains parallels to the content of the book of mormon. Even mormons see many similarities between the books. The book of mormon is not only permeated with biblical stories and verses. Introduction from wikipedia view of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith which argues that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes, a not uncommon view in the nineteenth century. Similarities between the book of mormon and the view of the hebrews. The quote above comes from the mormon periodical times and seasons which. Read the catholic bible by the catholic church available from rakuten kobo. This summary of the book of hebrews provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of hebrews. Books by ethan smith author of view of the hebrews 1825. Interestingly, oliver cowdery, scribe, and later witness of the book of mormon, lived in poultney for 22 years until 1825. The book of alma is one part of the book of mormon. Ethan smiths view of the hebrews, published seven years before the book of mormon is thought to be source material for joseph smiths book of mormon.
It was ethan smiths book that would provide the young seer with the concepts that would get his active imagination to work on transforming the expectations of the treasure hunters. In the book the view of the hebrews, what counterarguments h. The author ethan smith was the pastor of the religious congregation in which. Roberts conducted an exhaustive comparison and analysis of these two books and concluded there is merit to this criticism.
Roberts studies of the book of mormon this book contains manuscripts of roberts who was a general authority, author, and church historian in which he expresses some serious doubts about the authenticity of the book of mormon and frankly admits that joseph smith had a vivid enough imagination and the source material available to produce the book of mormon. Graff, who has supported the whole idea from the beginning. The view of the hebrews is a book written in 1823 by ethan smith no relation to joseph. View of the hebrews wikisource, the free online library. Book of mormonauthorship theoriesview of the hebrews. Book of mormon were purloined by the prophet from a popular book first published in 1823 by a protestant clergyman named ethan smith, under the title view. Also contains the parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon by mormon historian b. His book contained reports from missionaries and traders who lived among the indians. If the view of the hebrews served as the basis for the book of mormon, one would think that the bible scriptures used by ethan smith would be mined by joseph smith for the book of mormon.
Another look at book of mormon and view of the hebrews. The view of the hebrews is a 1823 book written by ethan smith, a united states congregationalist minister. Photo reprint of the 1825 edition that is believed to have influenced joseph smith during his creation of the book of mormon. View of the hebrews 1825 by ethan smith this book, written by a minister named ethan smith, contained stories and information proposing that the first settlers of ancient america were the lost ten tribes of israel. The quote above comes from the mormon periodical times and seasons which joseph smith used to post a quote from a book called view of the hebrews, authored by the minister ethan smith no relation. The catholic bible includes the old testament and new. Ethan smith was a minister of a congregational church in poultney, vermont from 1821 to 1826 when he wrote view of the hebrews. Some critics believe joseph smith plagiarized the view of the hebrews when he wrote the book of mormon. There are a couple reasons why this might be the case. John tvedtnes view is that what is needed is a scholarly translation of the bom into hebrew, with footnotes. Ethan smith lived in poultney, vermont at the same time as oliver cowdary, who later became one of joseph smiths scribes. I was too sick to leave and many just thought i was delusional from the pain killers. Ethan smith, pastor of the congregational church in poultney, vermont, argued that the native americans were scattered israelites who would soon. Ethan smith has 61 books on goodreads with 332 ratings.
Quotations from the book appear all over the book of mormon, and expansions of old testament texts as found in the book of hebrews also appear in the book of mormon. Did joseph smith plagiarize from view of the hebrews when. To say that the book of mormon is based on views of the hebrews is opinion and should not be put into the wikipedia entry. Joseph smith made much use of the book of hebrews, particularly in developing his doctrine of the priesthood. Smith read a considerable part of his view of the hebrews. First of 15 parts of online version of 1824 book view of the hebrews by ethan smith. Josephs familiarity with the theory of the hebraic origin of the indians seems, however, to have come chiefly from a popular book by ethan smith, pastor of a church in poultney, vermont. Im also highly skeptical, because when i was in high school, i had a friend who was jumping up and down all over the place, telling me that a view of the hebrews by ethan smith was proof that the book of mormon wasnt translated from golden plates, as joseph smith claimed. Whether or not you think joseph used view of the hebrews, the intertextuality is undeniable. A pastor who lived near cowdery, ethan smith, had written view of the hebrews, another work that has been posited as a source for the book of mormon.
Despite the churchs claims, the roots of mormonism, rather than being ancient and old world, are often instead nineteenth century and very american. This would seem to indicate that someone, perhaps joseph smith, copied parts of adairs book verbatim into the book of mormon. View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america 9781930679610. Significantly, the book makes no reference to the destruction of the temple at jerusalem in ad 70, and the author wrote as if the sacrificial system were still in existence hebrews 10. Did ethan smiths view of the hebrews furnish structural material. Book of hebrews overview insight for living ministries. Ethan smith, pastor of the congregational church in poultney, vermont, argued that the native americans were scattered israelites who would soon be restored into the gospel fold.
Did view of the hebrews influence themes in joseph smith. When we truly live the gospel of jesus christ and truly try to be like him, the. If ethan smith suspected or even wished to charge that the book of mormon plagiarized or purloined from his work, it is strange that he proceeded as if there was no relationship between the two books. Apr 11, 2009 hebrews is one of the most significant books in the new testament for understanding the relationship between the old and new covenants. Joseph smiths probable source of the book of mormon. Jul 12, 2011 first of 15 parts of online version of 1824 book view of the hebrews by ethan smith. Mark twain once said after reading the book of mormon, it is chloroform in print.
We look at the world from our twentiethcentury perspective where. While mormon apologists deny the relevance of this intertextuality, the strength of this connection begs the question if joseph smith used ethan smiths book to bring forth the book of mormon. View of the hebrews by ethan smith, photomechanical reprint of the 1825 edition. Maybe this translation of the book of mormon into hebrew project is one of those things that just has to wait until the right time. Its subtitle was or the tribes of israel in america. Aug 16, 2016 a look at the major differences between the view of the hebrews claims that the native americans are the lost ten tribes of israel, and the book of mormon claiming that the nephites are. Ethan smith republished view of the hebrews, revised and enlarged, in 1835. View of the hebrews by ethan smith nook book ebook.
There are a number of helpful commentaries on the book of hebrews, and the following are five of the best. Ethan smith lived in poultney, vermont at the same time as oliver cowdary, who later became one of. Some parallels between the book of mormon and view of the hebrews are actually. Not only was there a familial link between the two poultney was but a few miles from the birthplace of joseph smith, and one of smiths righthandmen, oliver cowdery, attended ethan smiths. Jul 18, 2019 the source document of this text is not known. The author ethan smith was the pastor of the religious congregation in which the oliver cowdrey family attended.
The book and the man, joseph smith, kindled a religion that today numbers over nine million members. Please see this documents talk page for details for verification. The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously well known to the original recipients. Some researchers believe that the book of mormon was partly based on an earlier book view of the hebrews or the tribes of israel in america by ethan smith no. Walter martin, founder of the christian research institute and writer of the bestselling book kingdom of the cults, quipped in his usual tongueincheek manner that the book of hebrews was written by a hebrew to other hebrews telling the hebrews to stop acting like hebrews. Is view of the hebrews a source for the book of mormon. The next county to the west from windsor, was poultney county, vermont. An unparallel josephs environment and the book of mormon. Cowdery served as scribe during the transcription of the book of mormon, and was one of the three witnesses to the golden plates.
Are you a devout mormon or a nonmormon or an antimormon or, like me, a fringer. Jan 01, 1977 mark twain once said after reading the book of mormon, it is chloroform in print. The book of mormon mentions the word hebrew in only one verse, and even that passage, mormon 9. While not claiming any divine command, this smith, like his prophetic namesake, also argued that native americans were. The storyline outline for the book of mormon probably came from ethan smiths 1823 new york novel, view of the hebrews. It was first published in 1823 the book of mormon was published 6 years later in 1829.
It argues native americans were descended from the ten. If joseph smith composed this book, the act was a miracle. It was not long, however, before a number of people realised that the view of the hebrews and the book of mormon had some rather startling similarities. A potent representation of how the book of mormon follows popular but ultimately falsified early 19th century beliefs about the native americans and a possible direct source of influence for some specific book of mormon content in 1922 lds leader bh roberts stated the following. Ces letter misportrays the content of the two books. The catholic bible ebook by the catholic church 1230000157769. For almost a century critics of the authenticity of the book of mormon have claimed that view of the hebrews, first published by ethan smith in 1823 2d ed. The book of mormon might have remained no more than an intangible promise to a group of money diggers if joseph had not come across a copy of view of the hebrews. Ethan smiths view of the hebrews and critically compared it with his intimate knowledge of the book of mormon and other mormon literature. View of the hebrews and the book of mormon book of. Oliver cowdery was a thirdcousin of lucy mack smith, joseph smiths mother. But these ideas and similar stories are found in the fictional book called the view of the hebrews published by ethan smith in 1825. Joseph smith quoted view of the hebrews as supporting the book of mormon. After he had died mimeographed copies of his notes were privately distributed among a restricted group of mormon scholars.
Christians, mormons, muslims, jews and in my research, any mind. In this county, a congregational preacher, named ethan smith, published a book entitled view of the hebrews in 1823. The book view of the hebrews we mentioned earlier that joseph smith was born in windsor county, vermont. What are the similarities and differences between view of.
A look at the major differences between the view of the hebrews claims that the native americans are the lost ten tribes of israel, and the book of mormon claiming that the nephites are. New testament and second temple judaism scholar eric mason argues that the conceptual background of the priestly christology of the epistle to the hebrews closely parallels presentations of the messianic priest and melchizedek in the qumran scrolls. View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons in transition. Did joseph smith plagiarize from view of the hebrews when writing the book of mormon by jeff lindsay. The lack of such unparallels is bad news, however, for anyone wanting to claim that joseph got his inspiration or information from ethan smith. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based on the spaulding manuscript or on ethan smiths view of the hebrews. Did ethan smiths view of the hebrews furnish structural material for joseph smiths book of mormon. Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the. Lets face it, they say, joseph smith was an uneducated young man living in poverty with almost no access to books, and he dictated the entire text of the book of mormon in 63 days.
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