Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible [Hardcover]

Joseph Smith (Author), Paul A. Wellington (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 523 pages
• Publisher: Herald Pub House; First Thus edition (June 1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830900322
• ISBN-13: 978-0830900329
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #637,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL of the Jospeh Smith Translation, February 25, 2002

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Kendal B. Hunter (Provo, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible (Hardcover)

This book contains all of the corrections Joseph Smith made in his new translation of the Bible. The 1979 version of the Bible that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses has most of the best changes, but not all. This book fills in the gap.

It has a user-friendly format that focuses only on the revised verses. Each page is a double column, with the JST on the left-hand column, and the KJV version on the right-hand column. Be cautious--sometimes Jospeh Smith only corrected the punctuation in a verse.

It has introductory essays about how we got the Joseph Smith Translation. Admittedly, they are written from the point of vierw of the Community of Christ (the new name for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), but they are helpful in any case.

I use this version since it has what I need where I need it.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, December 4, 2008

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Jim Johnson "Truth Seeker" (US troop deployed, Iraq) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible (Hardcover)

This was not what I expected. It has the JST and KJV side by side for quick and easy comparison, but it does NOT contain the verses that were left unchanged by Joseph, which makes reading it like a normal Bible impossible. It's only practical use is as a reference book for a particular verse of interest, which for the typical user is an impractical and obnoxious method of studying. If the unchanged verses were added, this would be a fantastic book and an excellent buy, but as it stands it is not all that useful.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars KJV-JST side by side, February 24, 2009

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Gregory A. Baird - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible (Hardcover)

This book was written as a reference of JST changes, not as a complete Bible. This book is nice if you want to have KJV and JST side by side. A more complete study reference is Joseph Smith's New Tranlsation of the Bible-Original Manuscripts. For a Bible to READ, get the full-length 1970 Community of Christ version.