The Lost Prologue: Reading Moses Chapter One as an Ancient Text

by Mark J. Johnson

Overview

Abstract: The character and complexion of the Prophet Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible (JST) is often a puzzle to students and scholars. One text in particular, the first chapter of the Book of Moses, claims that its very words would be lost and later restored to the believing. As this bold claim has not yet been verified by the discovery of an ancient copy of this text, clues to the antiquity of this document will need to be discovered within the text itself. This study investigates Moses 1 with the tools of biblical and literary criticism to discover if the text has the characteristics and content of an ancient religious document.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162629603
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	03/19/2020
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #36
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	373 KB

About the Author

Mark J. Johnson is pursuing a BS in marketing management with Western Governor’s University. His interests include scripture study, family history, woodworking, and 1950s-era rock and roll. He has papers published in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, and the Review of Books on the Book of Mormon. Mark also volunteers to help with the production of The Interpreter Foundation Radio Show. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and two children.