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The "Joseph Smith Translation" of the Bible

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• Joseph Smith's corrections to the Bible do not match known Biblical manuscripts
• Use of the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible
• Relationship of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible to the Book of Mormon
• Relationship of the Joseph Smith Translation to the Book of Abraham

Joseph Smith's corrections to the Bible do not match known Biblical manuscripts

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• Question: Was the Joseph Smith Translation intended to be a restoration of original Bible text?
• Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts?
• Matthews: "To regard the New Translation...as a product of divine inspiration given to Joseph Smith does not necessarily assume that it be a restoration of the original Bible text"
• Question: How is the Joseph Smith Translation best understood?
• Question: Was Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible ever completed?

Use of the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible

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• Question: Why don't Mormons use the "Joseph Smith Translation" as its official Bible?
• Question: Is the Church "embarrassed" by the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?
• Question: What have Church leaders said about the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?

1. REDIRECT Joseph Smith Translation and the Book of Mormon

Relationship of the Joseph Smith Translation to the Book of Abraham

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• Question: When Joseph performed his inspired translation of the Bible, why didn't he rewrite the creation account in Genesis to read more like that in the Book of Abraham?