The Book of Mormon
2008
Book
The Book of Mormon is one of the most influential - as well as controversial - religious documents in American history, and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world, including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the fourth-largest religious body in the United States. According to Mormon belief, The Book of Mormon was inscribed on golden plates by ancient prophets. It contains stories of ancient peoples migrating from the Near East to the Americas, and also asserts that Jesus Christ appeared to the New World after his resurrection. According to Mormons, the golden plates were discovered in upstate New York and translated by Joseph Smith Jr., under the guidance of an angel, Moroni. Smith founded the Mormon sect.
Main title:
The Book of Mormon / translated by Joseph Smith Jr. ; introduction by Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp.
Author:
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, translatorMaffly-Kipp, Laurie F., 1960-, writer of introduction
Work:
Imprint:
New York : Penguin Books, 2008.©2008.
Collation:
xxxii, 598 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
"First published in the United States of America 1830" -- Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxx).
ISBN:
9780143105534 (pbk)
Dewey class:
289.322
Language:
English
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BRN:
521446