Ed Hulett -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 EH> 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
 EH> old
 AP>>> texts.

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

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

The original texts are available to a very select few, however my comment
to Allen was flippant and should have had a smiley after it. :) Isn't it
great that our two Allens spell their names differently? :)

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