Book of Mormon Chapter Headings Have Changed

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_Brackite
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Book of Mormon Chapter Headings Have Changed

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Hello all here,

There is now a Discussion Thread over at on the MA&D Message Board, about the recent Book of Mormon Chapter Headings, in The Doubleday edition of the Book of Mormon.
Here is the URL Address to that Discussion Thread:

http://www.mormonapologetics.org/index. ... opic=33562


Here is the Opening Post, From that Discussion Thread, over there:

The Doubleday edition of the Book of Mormon is the most up-to-date edition of the Book of Mormon, and in addition to the changes to the introduction, I count in the neighborhood of 75 changes to chapter headings, both major and minor. The following are some noteworthy ones:

Old Heading - W. of M. 1
Mormon abridges their history onto the plates of Mormon—He inserts the plates of Nephi into the abridgement
New Heading - W. of M. 1
Mormon abridges the large plates of Nephi—He puts the small plates with the other plates


Old Heading - Alma 11
Nephite coinage set forth
New Heading - Alma 11
The Nephite monetary system is set forth


Old Heading - Alma 45
Alma is taken up by the Spirit, even as Moses
New Heading - Alma 45
Alma may have been taken up by the Spirit, even as Moses


Alma 52 - Old Heading
Jacob the Lamanite is slain
Alma 52 - New Heading
Jacob the Zoromite is slain


Mormon 5 - Old Heading
The Lamanites shall be a dark, filthy, and loathsome people
Mormon 5 - New Heading
Because of their unbelief, the Lamanites will be scattered, and the Spirit will cease to strive with them



What does everyone here think about the new Chapter Headings, in The Doubleday edition of the Book of Mormon?
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_harmony
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Re: Book of Mormon Chapter Headings Have Changed

Post by _harmony »

Brackite wrote:
Mormon 5 - Old Heading
The Lamanites shall be a dark, filthy, and loathsome people
Mormon 5 - New Heading
Because of their unbelief, the Lamanites will be scattered, and the Spirit will cease to strive with them


Well, aren't we being politically correct nowadays!
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Post by _Mister Scratch »

Wow... Thank you for bringing this over to this board, Brackite. What a stunning (and yet oddly predictable) development! What I wonder most is: Why now? Why is the Church choosing this precise moment to undertake all of this doctrinal and scriptural revision? Was the Mitt Romney campaign a form of "cover," so that the Church could surreptitiously make all of these subtle changes to the Book of Mormon text? It's all very curious....
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Post by _the road to hana »

Whoa.
The road is beautiful, treacherous, and full of twists and turns.
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Post by _karl61 »

it appears Joseph Smith may have got somethings wrong.
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Surely we should have had a vote on this?
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Post by _Inconceivable »

Old Heading - Alma 45
Alma is taken up by the Spirit, even as Moses
New Heading - Alma 45
Alma may have been taken up by the Spirit, even as Moses




The Presidential definition of the word is?

I find this most disturbing.

This is so wrong on so many levels.

Shameful. What is this teaching to young children and stake presidents?
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Post by _Imwashingmypirate »

And where might one buy this edition??????
Just punched myself on the face...
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Post by _Boaz & Lidia »

Soon all references to previous chapter headings will be call ANTI Mormon.

Grampa Denial C. Peterson will say "The headings are not doctrinal!"
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Post by _Boaz & Lidia »

Mister Scratch wrote:Wow... Thank you for bringing this over to this board, Brackite. What a stunning (and yet oddly predictable) development! What I wonder most is: Why now? Why is the Church choosing this precise moment to undertake all of this doctrinal and scriptural revision? Was the Mitt Romney campaign a form of "cover," so that the Church could surreptitiously make all of these subtle changes to the Book of Mormon text? It's all very curious....
Denial C. Peterson has spoken:
For what it's worth, I've criticized some of them (several on this list) for many years.

I'm pleased by the changes.
Did horse get changed to tapir in any of those headings?
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