There are 343 names mentioned in the Book of Mormon, many of which are biblical names, and many are not. Nephi is just one among many. You can see the rest of them in the attached PDF file. Why are you so hung up about Nephi? If you wanted to explore Book of Mormon names, there are more interesting ones you can look at.
I have to disagree you here, flyonthewall!But the Apocrypha were frequently included in the Protestant Bibles at that time. There was inconsistency among Protestants in making that change, led by Luther. Sidney Rigdon and Solomon Spalding almost certainly studied those books. The King James Version (Protestant by nature) originally included the Deuterocanonical books. It might do you good to read I and II Maccabees.
So probably Jerusha is right, and you should have a look in them!
Hi zerinus!
)You are very welcome. Yes, those are all the names; and they are found in the pronunciation guide in the back of the Book of Mormon. So you can’t have examined your Book of Mormon very carefully!Hi zerinus!
Thank you so much!
I’ve been looking for such a list for ages (since I have started reading the BoM to be accurate, which is now 2 years ago!
You see, I often use names of the BoM as nicknames in the Internet because you can be sure that these names are available - so I found out.
Thanks so much.
And in this list are really ALL names that are mentioned in the BoM?
Esdra
That is where I got them from. And here is the online version, in case you were interested.HiYou are very welcome. Yes, those are all the names; and they are found in the pronunciation guide in the back of the Book of Mormon. So you can’t have examined your Book of Mormon very carefully!
I am not at all “hung up” about Nephi. I stumbled upon the word Nephilim while reading Genesis and it just stuck out. Knowing the nature of the Nephilim (especially polygamy) I thought it strange that the two words seemed so related. I really could care less as I believe the entire thing was fabricated using snipits from scripture and a wild imagination.
I have heard that the German translation of the Book of Mormon is quite good. How do you rate it? Your English seems good enough to be able to make a comparison.Hi
actually I DID read the BoM as well as the Triple Combination very thorougly and neither in the BoM, nor in the Triple Combination is a pronounciation guide.
You see, my mothertongue isn’t English, but German, so I have a both books in German and, I just checked, there are no proncounciation guides in the German Version.
But thanks for the Link!
Yes, it contains all the proper nouns, including the names of rivers, mountains, countries, animals etc.
I do not rule out that he had access to the Apocrypha, I just think it is not likely when he began the translation process… The sections in the D&C you refer to were from 1833, whereas the translation of the BoM began in 1827-8. A lot transpired between those datesI have to disagree you here, flyonthewall!
Joseph Smith most certainly new the Apocrypha (He probably used a KJV with apocrypha).
In the Topical Guide, under Study Helps you’ll find:
So probably Jerusha is right, and you should have a look in them!
Esdra
That is because it is written in the style and language of the KJV; and I am guessing that you are not familiar with that particular edition of the Bible. If you would study that version of the English Bible, and familiarize yourself with its literary style and mode of communication, I think that much of the difficulties of understanding the Book of Mormon would disappear.
That is because it (bom) is written in the style and language of the KJV
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Like JS & Co. realizing that Ol’ Sol had written a satire of the Bible, drawing heavily from Maccabees, rather than working from a manuscript found on Conneaught Creek? And they refused to back down, thus turning a pious fraud into a blasphemous one? As it has for a lot of us and I am still waiting for an explanation. My personal opinion is that Joseph Smith thought it sounded holy because that is what he found in his Bible and believed it would be sound more convincing than in his native tongue. We all know that God speaks with “thees and thous”, right? To me it is just further evidence of fraud.Now how did THAT come about? Do you believe that an angel or ancient Egyptians spoke 17th century Elizabethian English?
(Sorry, do not mean to derail this thread - that comment just jumped off the screen at me
Well, actually I don’t really know the English Version of the BoM, because I only read it online, if ever.
Yeah, I’ve thought so… Actually I would only need the names of people for nicknames in the Internet.
Maybe I’ll go through the list and have a look in the online Version of the BoM to figure out the names. I as a non-nativespeaker of English do understand what you mean:
(Sorry, do not mean to derail this thread - that comment just jumped off the screen at me )
I’d like to defend the Mormons at this point:
Are you aware that “Reformed Egyptian” is not recognized by any linguist in the world outside of the Mormon church? There is no evidence that it ever existed, just as there is no evidence for the most fundemental Mormon beliefs, beginning with the “Great Apostasy”, the golden plates, etc. Everything is based upon a claim with little to nothing supporting it. Be careful.
hi Zerinus! long time now hear! lol! i hope you have been well. on the contrary my friend. i am very familiar with the KJV. i used it as my primary bible for many years. ( i now use the douay rheims chandler edition.) i will need to clarify. no offense, but Joseph Smith, was not one of the the best authors. he is very repetative, and the way many things are phrased are very hard to understand for me. when someone like yourself, or Parker, takes a few verses, and explains them, they are much more easier for me to understand the intent of the author, or as you would call him. the translator. but then after all, it was written by a Latter Day Saint, for Latter Day Saints. so you would know better what is being said. i get more from it, if i listen to more of a commentary, from an actual adherent i guess. Peace and prayers for you. and i hope you are having a wonderful holiday season.