Another more recent theory, also open to criticism, suggests that joseph smith used ethan smiths no relation view of the hebrews, which was published during the 1820s, to help him write the book of mormon. May 31, 2019 the storyline outline for the book of mormon probably came from ethan smiths 1823 new york novel, view of the hebrews. We cannot guarantee that view of the hebrews book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If joseph smith composed this book, the act was a miracle. View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america. A full pdf of view of the hebrews can be found here, and it is the source of the page number references in this document. The first chapter of this book, extending to the 45th page, is an account. View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons in transition. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read view of the hebrews. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon. The present state of judah and i paperback or softback smith, ethan published by franklin classics 10112018 2018. Ethan smiths view of the hebrews, published seven years before the book of mormon is thought to be source material for joseph smiths book of mormon. Ethan smith lived in poultney, vermont, the same town as oliver cowdery, who later acted as joseph smith s scribe for the book of mormon.
View of the hebrews or the tribes of israel in america by ethan smith, title page. First published in 1823, with a second edition in 1825, ethan smith s hugely popular book view of the hebrews reflects the prevailing notions of the origin of the american indians of the time. Ethan smith even traveled promoting his book, stopping in palmyra, josephs hometown, in 1826. Riley, a comparison of passages from isaiah and other old testament prophets of ethan smiths view of the hebrews and the book of mormon, masters thesis, brigham young university, 1971. View of the hebrews download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons. Therefore, during the past thirty years some nonmormon scholars, realizing the weakness of the spaulding manuscript theory, have postulated that joseph smith might have gained some of the ideas for the book of mormon from a book by ethan smith entitled view of the hebrews, first published in vermont in 1823, with a revised, enlarged edition.
Roberts conducted an exhaustive comparison and analysis of these two books and concluded there is merit to this criticism. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a congregationalist minister in vermont, who argued that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of israel, a relatively common view during the early nineteenth century. Ethan smith was a minister of a congregational church in poultney, vermont from 1821 to 1826 when he wrote view of the hebrews. In spite of its weaknesses, this theory continues to surface from time to time even in our day. Ethan smith has 61 books on goodreads with 332 ratings.
View of the hebrews 1825 edition introduction mormons in. View of the hebrewsethan smithoriginal book of mormon. Another more recent theory, also open to criticism, suggests that joseph smith used ethan smiths no relation view of the hebrews, which was published during. Smith, the book of mormon, cleveland plain dealer april 24, 1887 james g. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Brodie, have discussed the possibility that view of the hebrews may have. This edition has been formatted for optimal viewing on the nook and is equipped with an active table of contents for easy navigation. Since the book of mormon was first published in 1830, its critics have endeavored to find explanations for it other than the one given by joseph smith. Well, if joseph smith used ethan smiths view of the hebrews as the main source for the book of mormon, as many critics claim, it is a miracle for the same reason.
It is claimed that a 19th century work by ethan smith, view of the hebrews, provided source material for joseph smiths construction of the book of mormon. Jul 12, 2011 first of 15 parts of online version of 1824 book view of the hebrews by ethan smith. The view of the hebrews relatively unknown to the general public, view of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith december 19, 1762 august 29, 1849, no relation to joseph smith which argues that native americans were descended from the hebrews. Criticisms related to view of the hebrews and the book of mormon. Ethan smith is a relatively harmless putz who spends his days conserving as much energy as possible from the mossy confines of british columbias gulf islands. This argument reappeared in joseph smith s no relation book of mormon published seven years later, and many have attempted to establish a connection between the two works. Book of mormonauthorship theoriesview of the hebrews.
Woodworth for almost a century critics of the authenticity of the book of mormon have claimed that view of the hebrews, first published by ethan smith in 1823 2d ed. Buy view of the hebrews by ethan smith online at alibris. Ethan smith, pastor of the congregational church in poultney, vermont, argued that the native americans were scattered israelites who would soon. The book was popular enough that a second edition was. Reverend ethan smith was the author of view of the hebrews oliver cowdery also a poultney, vermont resident was a member of ethans congregation during this time and before he went to new york to join his distant cousin joseph smith. Ethan smith, a pastor of a church in poultney, vermont, was by no means the first to advance the idea that the indigenous americans were descended from. View of the hebrews by ethan smith, photomechanical reprint of the 1825 edition. Did view of the hebrews influence themes in joseph smiths.
Ethan smith 17621849 was a new england congregationalist clergyman in the united states who wrote view of the hebrews 1823, a book that argued that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of israel. Books by ethan smith author of view of the hebrews 1825. Jan 01, 1977 mark twain once said after reading the book of mormon, it is chloroform in print. View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america by. Learn more view of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america 2nd edition. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is. View of the hebrews, by ethan smith by ethan smith 1825. Usual scattered foxing, else a very good, tight copy. In order to read online or download view of the hebrews ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting.
This has led later scholars to suppose that joseph smith, the founder and prophet of the mormon faith, had read this book at some point and used it to compose his own prophetical work. Some have suggested that the source for much of the history and theology in the book of mormon was an early nineteenthcentury book entitled view of the hebrews, by ethan smith. Smith 17621849 was a congregationalist minisher in vermont. The book of mormon has, in several chapters, parallels of opinions and tone to ethan smith s view of the hebrews. Sperry, answers to book of mormon questions salt lake city. Ethan smith also pastored the congregational church that cowderys family attended from 1821 to 1826 while he was writing view of the hebrews. Smith was pastor at the church where members of cowderys family attended between 1821 and 1826 the time that he was writing the view of the hebrews. Evidence shows that view of the hebrews was very successful, being first printed in 1823 and then a second edition in 1825 and was distributed all over the burned out district where joseph smith lived. Pdf view of the hebrews ebooks includes pdf, epub and. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a congregationalist minister in vermont. Lds revelations ethan smith and the book of mormon. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith which argues that native americans were descended from the hebrews.
To understand the origins of the mormon church, one must be knowledgeable of the contents of the bible and of view of the hebrews. Although joseph did not directly quote the book of mormon from ethan smith. This video goes over the many similarities between the two books. View of the hebrews, or, the tribes of isreal in america and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a united states congregationalist minister, who argued that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of israel. Smith, view of the hebrews hedges 65 subsequent generations discussed and promoted tbe idea until 1775, when james adair fully developed it in his history of the american indians. Numerous commentators on mormon history, from lds church general authority b. One need only spend an afternoon reading through the most recent crop of books and essays dedicated to explaining away joseph smith and the church he restored as mere products of the nineteenth century to realize that the need for accessible copies of ethan smiths view of the hebrews has perhaps never been greater than at. Ethan smiths view of the hebrews was first published in 1823 in poultney, vermont. View of the hebrews proposes that the american indians are descended from the lost ten tribes of israel. Introduction from wikipedia view of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith which argues that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes, a not.
Smith read a considerable part of his view of the hebrews. View of the hebrews by ethan smith nook book ebook. Similarities between the book of mormon and view of the. I dozed off several times in my attempt to get through these 220 pages of rambling, 19th century, anecdotal evidence that native americans were the mark twain once said after reading. New evidence furnished of the divinity of the bible 169 appendix. Numerous commentators on mormon doctrine, from lds church general authority b. Mark twain once said after reading the book of mormon, it is chloroform in print. His position was not uncommon among religious scholars, who based their history on the bible. Some also postulate a link between ethan smith and oliver cowdery, since both men lived in poultney, vermont while smith served as the pastor of the. It is one of several books reflecting the popular fascination at the.
Ethan smith, a pastor of a church in poultney, vermont, was by no means the first to advance the idea that the indigenous americans were descended from the hebrews. Read download view of the hebrews pdf pdf download. The excommunication of the hebrews deeply affecting 154 2. This book is significant for it contains parallels to the. This was a relatively common view during the early nineteenth century, as most europeans and americans had a view of history as biblical. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes. However ethan smith s argument was a popular one, advanced by many theological writers over the years. Cowdery almost certainly had knowledge of the book when he began to scribe for joseph on the book of mormon in 1829. Introduction from wikipedia view of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith which argues that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes, a not uncommon view in the nineteenth century. Ethan smiths most popular book is view of the hebrews 1825.
Interestingly, oliver cowdery, scribe, and later witness of the book of mormon, lived in poultney for 22 years until 1825. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a united states congregationalist minister, who argued that native americans. It is claimed that a 19th century work by ethan smith, view of the hebrews, provided source material for joseph smith s construction of the book of mormon. One need only spend an afternoon reading through the most recent crop of books and essays dedicated to explaining away joseph smith and the church he restored as mere products of the nineteenth century to realize that the need for accessible copies of ethan smiths view of the hebrews has perhaps never been greater than at present. It is one of several books reflecting the popular fascination at the time of joseph smith with the question of indian origins. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based. View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith december 19, 1762 august 29, 1849 which argues that native americans were descended from the hebrews. For almost a century critics of the authenticity of the book of mormon have claimed that view of the hebrews, first published by ethan smith in 1823 2d ed. The book of mormon also takes many of its concepts from a book called view of the hebrews, published in 1825 by ethan smith not related to joseph smith five years prior to the book of mormons publication. Well, if joseph smith used ethan smiths view of the hebrews as the main source for the book of mormon, as many critics claim, it is a miracle for the same. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality. Could joseph smith have used ethan smiths view of the hebrews as a guideline for creating the book of mormon.