Delicious pearl
The Pearl of Great Price ( English Pearl of Great Price ) is a holy scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . This book was first recognized as canonical (normative) at the October 1880 general conference .
content
It consists of:
- Book of Moses (Mormonism) (Joseph Smith translation of the first seven chapters of Genesis with additions on the lives of Moses , Enoch and Noah )
- Book of Abraham (an "inspired" translation of Egyptian papyri)
- Joseph Smith-Matthew (the Joseph Smith translation of Matthew 24 NIV )
- Joseph Smith Life Story (excerpts from 1838 autobiographical account, ends with Book of Mormon published in 1830)
- Article of Faith (Mormonism) (13-point Creed , originally written by Smith in response to a Chicago journalist requesting a brief summary of the Church's beliefs)
Editorial history
In 1851, Apostle Franklin D. Richards , as mission president in Great Britain, published a compilation of various revelations and writings of the Prophet Joseph Smith , which had previously appeared in the Mormon newspapers in the United States, with a view to making them available in England. He named the compilation after ( Mt 13,46 LUT ) " Köstliche Perle" (English Pearl of Great Price ).
Portions of the Book of Moses were added in 1878. Overlaps with the Doctrine and Covenants were removed in 1902. As part of these changes, the book has been divided into chapters and verses. Footnotes have also been added. An index was added in 1921. In April 1976 two revelations were added. However, these were moved to the Doctrine and Covenants as sections 137 and 138 in 1979 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Ed.): The Pearl of Great Price. Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Salt Lake City UT 2003, Introduction .
