Talk:Matt 6:11-15

I'd like suggestions as to why the JST is only in the Bible & not included in the Book of Mormon. This seems like a great argument against the divinity of the Book of Mormon, that it excludes Joseph Smith's changes in Matthew and adds the questionable last line.--Nanette 01:05, 4 April 2007 (CEST)

Hey Nanette, I remember reading somewhere on this question. There has to be a FARMS article on this question somewhere. I'll try to go looking for it. In the meantime here are some thoughts. First it seems clear that Book of Mormon quotations of the bible are often in the words of the KJV. Maybe the reason for this is so that it is clear that the Bible is being quoted. The translation into English (into the language of the people at the time Joseph translated into English) makes the connection the the Bible by using the same wording as the Bible. If you are Joseph Smith the translator the way you do this is by picking up the KJV and reading it. Of course, this ignores the fact that there are still a lot of differences from the KJV. This is hardly a complete answer, but I hope it is something of a start for thinking about why there would be errors from the KJV reproduced in the Book of Mormon. --Matthew Faulconer 17:07, 4 April 2007 (CEST)