THE APOLOGETIC FRONT: Textual Criticism and the Book of Mormon

 Over on the Apologetic Front blog there is a great article about an 800 page book on how the Book of Mormon (BoM) has changed over the 200 years. The post frames the importance of  how Mormons think of the Bible compared to the BoM:

It may seem a bit strange for a Mormon to be speaking about textual variants in the Book of Mormon for the simple reason that Mormons have long charged the Bible with corruption. In fact, one of the most common Mormon claims is that "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." Unfortunately, "translated" is confused with "transmitted," as i've heard Mormons time and time again assert that the Bible has been "translated so many times that we are not sure what it might have originally said." And so they argue, "That's why we need the Mormon Scriptures, as well as modern prophets."

Therefore, many Mormons attack the validity of the Bible where it contradicts the BoM, without considering the integrity of the BoM itself. It's avery interesting article.

THE APOLOGETIC FRONT: Textual Criticism and the Book of Mormon