Mimi Gallandt -> Allen Prunty wrote:
 MG> Allen Prunty -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 -=>>> Quoting Ed Hulett to Mimi Gallandt <=-

 EH>>> "8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is
 EH>>> translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the
 EH>>> word of God."
 EH>>> Notice the "as far as it is translated correctly" part.

 AP>> Yes... there are many versions out there that really change the
 MG> meaning
 AP>> of the
 AP>> book.  The Church uses the King James version mainly because it's the
 AP>> oldest,
 AP>> most accepted translation.  We do have scholars who are studying the
 AP>> original
 AP>> texts and may soon have a translation that stems directly from the old
 AP>> texts.

 MG> The "scholars who are studying the original texts" are
Jews at Yeshiva.

Are you saying that no one else has access to the original texts?

Ed

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