Book of Mormon
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The Book of Mormon is a sacred religious text of the Latter-day Saint movement that narrates the spiritual history of ancient peoples in the Americas and serves as a companion scripture to the Bible.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint scripture
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religious text ⓘ sacred text ⓘ scripture ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Latter-day Saint movement churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Latter Day Saint movement
|
| associatedOrganization |
Community of Christ
ⓘ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| canonicalStatusInLDSChurch |
standard work
ⓘ
volume of scripture ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| claimedOriginalLanguage | Reformed Egyptian ⓘ |
| claimedSourceMaterial | gold plates ⓘ |
| compiler | Mormon (prophet, according to the text) ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Jaredites
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Lamanites ⓘ Mulekites ⓘ Nephites ⓘ ancient peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | daily study encouraged among Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| firstBook |
Book of Mormon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Book of Nephi
|
| firstPublicationDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Palmyra, New York, United States ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | E. B. Grandin ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic scripture
ⓘ
religious history ⓘ theological narrative ⓘ |
| influenceOnMovement | foundational scripture for Latter-day Saint theology ⓘ |
| keyEventDescribed |
Jaredite migration to the Americas
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appearance of Jesus Christ in the Americas ⓘ destruction of the Nephite civilization ⓘ founding of the Nephite and Lamanite nations ⓘ migration of Lehi’s family from Jerusalem ⓘ vision of the tree of life ⓘ |
| language | English (first published translation) ⓘ |
| lastBook |
Book of Mormon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Book of Moroni
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| liturgicalUse | used in worship services of LDS denominations ⓘ |
| majorSection |
Plates of Mormon
ⓘ
surface form:
Large Plates of Nephi (abridgment)
Plates of Ether ⓘ Plates of Mormon ⓘ Book of Mormon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Small Plates of Nephi
Testimony of Three Witnesses ⓘ
surface form:
Testimony of Eight Witnesses
Testimony of Three Witnesses ⓘ Pearl of Great Price ⓘ
surface form:
Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Title Page ⓘ |
| missionaryUse | central text in Latter-day Saint missionary work ⓘ |
| narrator |
Mormon (primary editor-narrator)
ⓘ
angel Moroni ⓘ
surface form:
Moroni (final editor-narrator)
|
| numberOfBooks | 15 (in current LDS edition) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | unknown ancient language ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | all people ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | continuously in print since 1830 ⓘ |
| purposeStatement |
to convince Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ
ⓘ
to show the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord has done for their fathers ⓘ to teach covenants of the Lord ⓘ |
| relationshipToBible | companion scripture ⓘ |
| religion |
Latter-day Saint movement churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Latter-day Saint movement
Latter-day Saint movement churches ⓘ
surface form:
Mormonism
|
| scholarlyDebate |
ancient American setting
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historic authenticity ⓘ linguistic origins ⓘ |
| selfDescription | Another Testament of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| significantDoctrine |
Zion and gathering of Israel
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agency (moral choice) ⓘ baptism by immersion ⓘ plan of salvation ⓘ priesthood authority ⓘ prophetic revelation ⓘ restoration of the gospel ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| structure | divided into smaller books ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Christ as Savior
atonement of Jesus Christ ⓘ baptism ⓘ covenants with God ⓘ faith and repentance ⓘ |
| translationCount | over 100 languages ⓘ |
| translationMethodClaim | gift and power of God ⓘ |
| translator | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Small Plates of Nephi
this entity surface form:
First Book of Nephi
this entity surface form:
Book of Moroni
this entity surface form:
Record of the Nephites
this entity surface form:
The Book of Mormon
this entity surface form:
The Book of Mormon
this entity surface form:
The Book of Mormon
this entity surface form:
The Book of Mormon (religious text)
this entity surface form:
The Book of Mormon
subject surface form:
Mormon
subject surface form:
Mormon
this entity surface form:
Words of Mormon
subject surface form:
Mormon
this entity surface form:
Book of Mormon (book within the larger work)
this entity surface form:
Words of Mormon
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Book of Alma (editorial framework)
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Book of Helaman (editorial framework)
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Book of Mormon (book within the Book of Mormon)
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Book of Mormon record
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1 Nephi
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2 Nephi
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Words of Mormon
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3 Nephi
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Book of Mormon, Omni
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Book of Mormon, Mosiah
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Book of Mormon, Helaman
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Book of Mormon, Ether (indirectly via Coriantumr)
this entity surface form:
The Book of Mormon