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

The Church, through BYU Jerusalem, has been a major partner in the
translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other texts. In fact, programmers
at BYU came up with software to help complete parts of the texts that have
been damages through age.

Ed

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