Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity

by Michael Hubbard MacKay

Book Overview

Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the broader Latter-day Saint movement, produced several volumes of scripture between 1829, when he translated the Book of Mormon, and 1844, when he was murdered. The Book of Mormon, published in 1830, is well known. Less read and studied are the subsequent texts that Smith translated after the Book of Mormon, texts that he presented as the writings of ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607817381
• ISBN13: 9781607817383
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.8"