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Bible Quotations in the Book of Mormon; and Reasonableness of Nephi's Prophecies

TitleBible Quotations in the Book of Mormon; and Reasonableness of Nephi's Prophecies
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1904
AuthorsRoberts, B.H.
MagazineImprovement Era
Volume7
Issue Number3
Pagination179-196
Date PublishedJanuary 1904
Keywords3 Nephi; Book of Mormon Translation; Gospel of Matthew; Joseph Smith Translation; Sermon on the Mount
Abstract

This article discusses the close similarities between the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7 and in 3 Nephi 12-14, and suggests that Joseph Smith used the available language of the New Testament to ease the burden of translating.