The terms 'Hebrew Bible' or 'Hebrew Canon' are frequently confused with the Masoretic Text, however, this is a medieval version and one of several texts considered authoritative by different types of Judaism throughout history. Different branches of Judaism and Samaritanism have maintained different versions of the canon, including the 3rd-century Septuagint text used in Second Temple Judaism, the Syriac Peshitta, the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and most recently the 10th-century medieval Masoretic Text compiled by the Masoretes, currently used in Rabbinic Judaism. As part of this effort, all four standard works received new or expanded chapter summaries, expanded footnotes cross-referencing all the Church’s standard works, and additional study aids at the end of the scripture text: a Bible dictionary a topical guide an index integrating the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price maps and gazetteers and select passages from Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible.The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh ( / t ɑː ˈ n ɑː x/ Hebrew: תָּנָ״ךְ‎ Tānāḵ), also known in Hebrew as Miqra ( / m iː ˈ k r ɑː/ Hebrew: מִקְרָא‎ Mīqrāʾ ‍), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, including the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Two revelations and Official Declaration 2 were also added to the Doctrine and Covenants. In addition, the phrase “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” was added to the title the following year.

Some textual corrections were made to the Book of Mormon based on close comparisons with early manuscripts. In 1981, part two of the Church’s historic English scriptures project came to fruition with new editions of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. Only minor adjustments have been made since that time. His final revision was published by Oxford University in 1769 and became the standard text for the King James Bible. Using Parris’s revision as his foundation, Benjamin Blaney, an Oxford fellow, made a few additional adjustments and corrections. This translation, known as the King James Version, became the Authorized Version for the Church of England.įrancis Sawyer Parris, a Cambridge fellow and biblical scholar, spent some twenty years standardizing punctuation and spelling, correcting typesetting errors, and revising and expanding the use of italics for supplied words not found in the Greek and Hebrew versions. Forty-seven scholars worked on this version for seven years, incorporating their work with the earlier translations of the Old Testament from Hebrew and the New Testament from Greek by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale. King James I commissioned an official English-language version of the Bible in response to Puritan concerns about inaccuracies in earlier translations. King James Bible first edition title page

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