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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?

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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?