The book of mormon really is full of 19th century ideas. History of the church cited as hc originally entitled history of joseph smith. Grant palmer an insiders view of mormonism youtube. It was sold at deseret books for several years and is still available there by special order. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. A readers guide, have attempted to move the discussion away from polemics to an appreciation for the books. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up. Over the past thirty years, an enormous amount of research has been conducted into mormon originsjoseph smiths early life, the book of. Apr 30, 2007 special features take an online poll, learn about the origins of mormonism, and trace utahs path to statehood. The most common belief of adherents is that promoted by joseph smith, who said he translated ancient golden plates inscribed by prophets. Though the book of mormon is mormonisms most recognizable text and. I believe these phrases are senseless, if one believes they are true, let him be a mormon.
The mormon religion is predicated on what are said to be historical events such as the first vision of joseph smith and the historicity of the book of mormon, which describes a detailed precolumbian history of the americas. An insiders view of mormon origins by grant palmer. Both books are about hebrews leaving the old world, sailing to the uninhabited americas, and becoming the ancestors of the native americans. Palmer a fourthgeneration mormon, brigham young university graduate. Many other stories are just rehashed bible stories. He has published 3 books on mormonism and has been. God did this so humans can gain essential experience and prove themselves worthy to return to live with god. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. Palmer, a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church who is a retired church educational system instructor and institute director with a masters degree in history. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel.
Boyd packer has a nice home on a large piece of land in the cottonwood heights area of the salt lake valley. Just finished an insiders view of mormon origins by grant. This is the book of mormon by the pittsburgh cultural trust on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The book attempts to explain many otherwise clearly described events of the restoration by reinterpreting. An insiders view of mormon origins by grant palmer, kurt. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named moroni, who identified himself to smith as a native.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. 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. Over the past thirty years, an enormous amount of research has been conducted into mormon originsjoseph smiths early life, the book of mormon, the. The most complete book ive found on the origins and rise of the mormon church. He has excellent credentials, and the book is wellsourced. Jul 30, 2012 fourth generation mormon grant palmer collected a mountain of historical scholarship on the origins of mormonism and wrote a book about it in 2002. An earlymormon phenomenology interfaith now medium. An insiders view of mormon origins tough questions answered. Grant was employed by the lds church as a church education system ces teacher for 34 years and retired in 2001.
An insiders view of mormon origins palmer, grant on. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of jesus christ. Both books are about hebrews leaving the old world, sailing to the uninhabited americas, and. Palmer threetime director of lds institutes of religion in california and utah, former instructor at the church college of new zealand, an lds seminary teacher at two utahbased locations, and mormon high priest group instructor, is an informed, informative, and original study of the roots of. Interested in serious discussion of joseph smith and early mormon history. In 1985 palmers research on this issue led him to write and circulate a manuscript called new york mormonism under the pseudonym paul pry, jr. Some mormon scholars, like grant hardy, who wrote understanding the book of mormon. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. The objective is not to find the most correct meaning for each passage of the book of mormon, but to find the most likely sources which joseph smith remixed to create the book of mormon. Mormon stories podcast episodes 697 699 in this threepart interview, we honor grant palmer, former lds seminaryinstitute instructor, and author of an insiders view of mormon origins which provides a plausible explanation for how the book of mormon was authored by joseph smith.
Edited together from four different videos sources the 2012 tony awards, 60 minutes, and two audience cams and synced to the original broadway cast recording. Im an awardwinning author who has been publishing in. Criticism of mormonismbooksan insiders view of mormon origins. His purpose in writing mormon origins was to incorporate recent critical historical and scholarly studies of lds history in an orthodox defense of the faith.
Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. There are differing views on the origin of the book of mormon. They believe that conventional christian beliefs are a mixture of the truth and of errors that. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible.
Palmers goal was to communicate to mormon laypeople the progress that had been made over the previous 30 years toward an accurate and historical. Variations of this theory only include that the text is a divinely inspired narrative, regardless of its. I find it odd, however, that hearing this is the one true church, joseph smith is a prophet of god, or the book of mormon is true repeated by millions of member does not bore god. Description over the past thirty years, an enormous amount of research has been conducted into mormon originsjoseph smiths early life, the book of mormon, the prophets visions, and the restoration of priesthood authority. An insiders view of mormon origins grant palmer, an insiders view of mormon origins signature books, 2002. Grant palmer, who wrote a landmark insiders critique of. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. An insiders view of mormon origins signature books. Nelson said of the subject, during the second world war, when members of the church were forced to fight on opposing sides, the first presidency affirmed that the state is responsible for the civil control of its citizens or subjects, for their political welfare, and for the carrying forward of political policies, domestic and foreign. An insiders view of mormon origins kindle edition by palmer, grant. I tried to stabilize the very shaky audience cam footage and match the color of the darkest version to.
Palmer was disfellowshipped and eventually resigned from the church. After a failed investment in exporting ginseng to china, joseph smith sr. Many of the conversion stories are similar to evangelical revival stories. He has been active in the mormon history association and on the board of directors of the salt lake legal defenders association. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the church of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. American history provides a helpful summary of the enormous amount of research that has been done over the last 25 years concerning the origins of the church of. Fourth generation mormon grant palmer collected a mountain of historical scholarship on the origins of mormonism and wrote a book about it in 2002. Exhaustively referenced by former byu history professor d. Just finished an insiders view of mormon origins by grant palmer.
Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. An insiders view of mormon origins kindle edition by palmer. In fawn brodies telling phrase, there is a savagely cynical account by one of josephs early confidants, peter ingersoll, about the origins of the book of mormon. Much of the book of mormons theological views are very methodist and evangelical. It is altogether probable that these two bookspriests wonders of nature and providence, 1824. Mormon origins makes available historical documents relating to the beginnings of mormonism. Mar 17, 2015 joseph smith, the founder of mormon religion, was born in 1806 to a poor family in sharon, vermont. A detailed look at mormon beliefs on evolution and human origins. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Hoffmann palmer, an insiders view of mormon origins, pp. Oct 02, 2009 the mormon view mormons believe that conventional christian churches have lost the authority of god. President joseph fielding smith, the tenth lds prophet, declared that mormonism, as it is called, must stand or fall on the story of joseph smith. I was already aware of the methods of translating the plates, the mistranslation of the book of abraham, multiple first vision accounts, etc. An insiders view of mormon origins, published by signature books, contended that his faiths foundational scriptural tome, the book of mormon. Grant palmer, an insiders view of mormon origins signature books, 2002. An insiders view of mormon origins is a 2002 book about the origins of mormonism by grant h. But what do mormons themselves think about evolution. Roberts on the view of the hebrews parallels with the book of mormon emphasis mine. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. He is the author of an insiders view of mormon origins and the incomparable jesus.
A readers guide, have attempted to move the discussion away from. Mormon historian and scholar grant palmer, an insiders view of mormon origins, p. His home is located at 1850 east forest bend drive, salt lake city, ut 84121 its listed on zillow as having 3 bedrooms, 3. You can generate the source text of this book in its unannotated form i. Miraculous origins theories generally accept joseph smiths own account, that he translated an ancient record compiled and abridged by mormon, a precolumbian resident of the western hemisphere. Grant palmer is a retired ces instructor and institute director with a masters degree in history. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith.
Welcome to our project to crowd source the origins of the book of mormon, a controversial text published in 1830. Palmer, an insiders view of mormon origins, salt lake city, signature books, 2002, 281 pages, paperback, isbn 1560851570. Baby names contains over 22,000 names with meanings and origins. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Quinn had unprecedented access to church archives when preparing this book which takes you from josephs childhood all the way through the martydom and the power struggle that followed.
Mormons view humans as ultimately spirits, who lived with god as spirits before they were born on earth. An insiders view of mormon origins palmers goal was to communicate to mormon laypeople the progress that had been made over the previous 30 years toward an accurate and historical understanding of mormon origins. Joseph smith, the founder of mormon religion, was born in 1806 to a poor family in sharon, vermont. Reviewing grant palmers first published work became an. God chose a specific time and place for each spirit to come to earth to receive a physical body. In insiders view of mormon origins was developed during a. Their hard work and diligent research extract the raw material of good. When grant palmer wrote this book, he was still an active member of the church. The story content of the book of mormon, published in 1830, could easily have been inspired by a book called view of the hebrews, first published in 1823 in poultney, vermont. Response to claims made in an insiders view of mormon origins by grant palmer. Im an awardwinning author who has been publishing in this field for more than thirty years.
Palmer, a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday. Here is a basic outline of the steps necessary to generate the text files. Jun 28, 20 interested in serious discussion of joseph smith and early mormon history. There is a 4947a1 nonexempt charitable trust set up called the boyd k. An insiders view of mormon origins was developed during a period of time that its author worked as a teacher in the church educational system ces, and was published after the authors retirement from church employment. Hello book of mormon original broadway cast edit on vimeo.
An insiders view of mormon origins is a fascinating read with many compelling proofs against the claims of the church. Get advanced english dictionary free microsoft store. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. If one does not believe they are true, let him not be a mormon. Criticism of mormonismbooksan insiders view of mormon. No, grant, thats not historyand it was certainly not written with balanced scholarship and academic integrity. Special features take an online poll, learn about the origins of mormonism, and trace utahs path to statehood. Semantic scholar extracted view of an insiders view of mormon origins by grant h. Aug 12, 2012 in fawn brodies telling phrase, there is a savagely cynical account by one of josephs early confidants, peter ingersoll, about the origins of the book of mormon. The origins of mormonism lds video encyclopedia what. The mormon view mormons believe that conventional christian churches have lost the authority of god. Even jesuss entire ministry is a giant rerun of his stories from the. It was founded in 1985 and its employer identification number ein is 9429540.
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