Old Testament Revision, John Whitmer First Copy
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Source Note
Old Testament Revision, between Dec. 1830 and early Jan. 1831; handwriting of ; sixteen pages; CCLA.This copy of the Old Testament Revision remained in the Whitmer family until 1903, when it was acquired by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
Footnotes
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Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.
Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.
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Historical Introduction
Shortly before moved from to , Ohio, in early January 1831, he made a copy of Old Testament Revision 1. This copy includes the first 19 pages and the first five lines of page 20 of the revision (Moses 1; Genesis 1–5). It is possible Whitmer only copied part of the revision manuscript, or that he copied as much as had been dictated by January 1831. The specific circumstances for making this copy are unknown. It was kept in the Whitmer family until 1903, when the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints acquired it.For more information on JS’s Bible revision project, see Historical Introduction to Old Testament Revision 1.
Footnotes
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Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.
Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.
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