Joseph Smith–Matthew (abbreviated JS–M) is a book in the Pearl of Great Price, a scriptural text used by

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(LDS Church) and other Latter Day Saint denominations. Joseph Smith–Matthew consists of Joseph Smith's "

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" of portions of the

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. It was originally published in 1831 in

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, in an undated

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as "Extract from the New Translation of the Bible". Joseph Smith–Matthew includes Smith's retranslation of Matthew 23:39 and all of Matthew chapter 24. The translation was created by Smith in 1831. The text deals mainly with Jesus' prophecy of the coming destruction of

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and of similar calamities that will precede his

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. Joseph Smith–Matthew contains significant changes and additions to the original biblical text. Joseph Smith–Matthew and the Book of Moses (also contained in the Pearl of Great Price) are the only portions of the

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that the LDS Church has canonized as part of its standard works. Other selections from the Joseph Smith Translation are included in the footnotes and the appendix in the LDS Church-published

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of the

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, but the LDS Church has not officially canonized these excerpts.

References

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(2000). ''Pearl of Great Price Student Manual: Religion 327'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"Joseph Smith–Matthew"
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Robert J. Matthews Robert James Matthews (12 September 1926 – 30 August 2009) was a Latter-day Saint religious educator and scholar, teaching in the departments of Ancient Scripture and Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Beginn ...

(1984). ''"A Plainer Translation": Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible: A History and Commentary'' (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, ).

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Extract from the New Translation of the Bible
- PDF scan of original 1831 publication
Joseph Smith–Matthew
- complete text used by the LDS Church; includes footnotes added by church in 1981 * Joseph Smith– at

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- text only; no LDS Church footnotes 1831 in Christianity 1831 works Christian apocalyptic writings Gospel of Matthew Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism) Works by Joseph Smith Works in the style of the King James Version Mormonism and the Bible {{LDS-stub

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