The Holy Scriptures Translated and Corrected by the Spirit of Revelation

Smith, Joseph

Verlag: Published by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lamoni, IA, 1916

Beschreibung

917; 286pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Unique handmade limp leather covers, with two fold over front clasps, and an embossed title and illustration of praying hands on the front wrap. All edges gilt. New endsheets and flyleaves. There are several stains along the edges of the covers. The title page is brittle, and it is torn at the edges, with loss (no loss to the lettering). There are large areas of light damp staining on the pages. Flake 460. Inspired version. Joseph Smith worked on his translation of the scriptures during the 1830 s. With his death in 1844, the manuscript passed to his wife and it wasn t published until 1867. Though Smith s translations were based on the King James version of the Bible, he altered over 3,000 passages. According to the book s preface, the translation "was done by direct revelation from God.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 49677

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Holy Scriptures Translated and Corrected...

Verlag: Published by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lamoni, IA

Erscheinungsdatum: 1916

Einband: Leather bound

Zustand: Good

Auflage: Nineteenth edition.