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A great first start. We probably invested too much in the KJV. It may have been a good bible for the 19th century but it's almost outlived its usefulness.
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This could also start at the CES level where HS Seminary and Institute students are encouraged to compare and read the different versions. It would be fairly inexpensive, especially with the free resources available online. |
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I don't see how that's a problem. Immigrants can read the Bible in their own language. English-speaking immigrants usually already know the Bible 10x better than we do.
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First things first. Let's get rid of the King's English in prayers.
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I don't think that can of worms gets opened purposefully.
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It is true there are no world-class LDS Bible scholars. But compared to the NT Church, we have a good number of tenured professors. I've spoken with my OT prof. Seely and he said that there is still discrimination against LDS for positions and publications. There is one area in which LDS are on the cutting edge, and that is Dead Sea Scroll research. There's five LDS on the editing team, and BYU, along with Notre Dame and Hebrew U., are the main centers of DSS imaging. That is an area in which the LDS have gained respect. Many schools are opening Mormon studies depts. Maybe that will make up for that we don't have a school of theology. Nibley, in spite of his errors, is well-respected among non-LDS scholars. He's been called a linguistic genius by the dean of Harvard Divinity and has received other praise. If you haven't read Owen and Mosser's piece, you should read it, that is the best summary of LDS scholarship ever.
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