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Textual Parallels to the Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 65 to 133) As Found in the Bible Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1971 Textual Parallels to the Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 65 to 133) as Found in the Bible Lois Jean Smutz Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Smutz, Lois Jean, "Textual Parallels to the Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 65 to 133) as Found in the Bible" (1971). Theses and Dissertations. 5127. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5127 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 00 Y TEXTUALTWCTUAL PARALLELS TO THE DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS SECTIONS 65 TO 133 AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE L A thesis presented to the department of church history and doctrine brigham young university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of religious education by lois jean smutz august 1971 acknowledgments for his patient gentle and kind directdirectionon I1 express appreciation to H donidonl Peterpetersonsont my committee chairman j I1 am also especially indebted to ellis theo rasmussen for his cooperation and assistance in explaining various parts of his initial venture of study of the first sixty four sections of the doctrine and covenants and for his permission to borrow particular sections of the general format of his data presentation and analysis and his list of code designation symbols to my family though many miles away during the completion of this study and to my roommate and friend M alberta jacobs I1 am deeply grateful for their expres- sions of encouragement and support iii TABLE OF CONTENTS page acknowledgments 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 iii LIST OF TABLES 0 0 0 0 0 0 v chapter 1 introduction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 THE PROBLEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PROCEDURE 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 THE DATA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 303 THE ANALYSIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 introduction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 192 NUMBER OF PARALLELS IN EACH SECTIONSECTION OF THE DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 TO WHAT EXTENT DO THE TEXTS EXAMINED PARALLEL EACH OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 198 LOCATION OF THE SOURCES OF THE PARALLELS IN EACH BOOK OF THE BIBLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 SOME PURPOSES OF THE PARALLELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 227 404 conclusions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 bibliography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256 ivIV LIST OF TABLES table page 1 number of parallels in each section of the doctrine and covenants 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 2 distribution of types of parallels 0 0 0 0 0 200 3 location of the sources of the parallels in each book of the bible 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 4 total parallels in each book 225 5 some purposes of the parallels 230 v chapter 1 introduction LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM in 1951 dr ellis T rasmussenirasmussenRasmussenisens currently chairman of the department of ancient scripture at brigham young university wrote his Mastmashersmastersertserss thesis on the textual parallels to the doctrine and covenants and book of comman- dments as found in the biblebibie ll11 because of the voluminous material already compiled when he arrived at the conclusion of the book of commandments section 64 in the doctrine and Covenantcovenantscovenantspsp dredrodr rasmussen terminated his study this thesis is a continuation of his research of the textual parallels to the remainder of the doctrine and covenants sections 6513365 133 as found in the old and new testaments sections 134 to 136 were excluded as section 133 is the last revelation to joseph smith listed in the doctrine and covenants THE PROBLEM the problem entails finding the textual relationship between the doctrine and covenants of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and the king james version of the bible dr rasmussen found in his study that there are certain phrases and clauses in the doctrine and covenants 1 2 similar in wording vocabulary and syntax and in meaning denotations connotations to some of the clauses and phrases in the bible sufficient to enable a selection of samples to be made from both scriptures that parallel each other areas to be studied relating to the problem answers to the following phases of the stated problems will be sought 1 how many textual parallels are there per verse in each section of the doctrine and covenants 2 how often are any particular phrases or clauses reusedre used 3 how closely do phrases or certain groupings of words in the two books of scripture parallel each other as to similarity in a wording and meaning b wording while differing in meaning c meaning while differing in wording d wording only e context only 4 what is the proportion of each kind of parallel as found in each section of the doctrine and covenants 5 in which books of the bible are the parallels found and what is the total number of parallels found in each book 6 how do the textual parallels in the doctrine and covenants help to a reiterate prophecies b elaborate upon and expand biblical prophecies c set forth new ideas using expressions and phrases similar to biblical phrases of different context 7 does a particular type of subject matter induce a greater ratio of parallels 3 defdefinitioninitionanition of terms textual parallel is defined as a phrase or clause in the doctrine and covenants sections 6513365 133 similar in construction and meaning or construction or meaning only to a phrase or clause in the bible with permission of dr rasmussen his code to desig- nate varying degrees of similarity of parallels shall be used in this thesis also however the code symbol SWV was added to dr RasmusrasmussesrasmussearasmussensRasmussessens list in this studsstudlistudyistudys swcvtswcvx same words used in same arrangement connoting same general meaning in both sources SWCSWCS same as above except that one to two words may have been changed or rearranged SCWSCSWs same as above except that several words have been changed or rearranged scautscwut same as above except that only one or two words have been similarly used sectswct similar wording adapted to somewhat difdlfdifferentferent context SC same general meaning but no similarity in wording this is only a sampling SW similar wording but different context SWV exact wording but different context the purpose in using the parallel is classified by use of the fallowingollowingfollowingollowing symbols t ata allusion such passages seenseem to refreferer to a situation or statement faundoundfound elsewhere hasha identifies an obvious historical situation to which the clause or phrase refers 4 rsr reiteration pri prophesy reiterated afpfafipfi prophecy fulfilled eei elucidation vvi verbatim parallel adtads adaptation of given wording to a different context aviwviwv verbatim in wording only five distinct classes of parallels will be used in the final analysisanalysisii 1 verbatim groups 2 slightly changed groups 3 considerably changed groups 4 paral- lels in wording anly6nly 5 parallels in meaning only the doctrine and covenants used in the title the problem and the solution to the problem of this study is published by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints this book of scripture is a compilation of revelations given to the prophet joseph smith sections 11331 133 from 1831 to 1843 plus three additional sections section 134 is a declaration of belief regarding government and law in general section 135 is an inspired account of the martyrdom of joseph smith and given through president brigham young section 136 is the word and will of the lord concerning the saints at the winter quarters council bluffs iowa limitationsdelimitationsDe of the problem this study seeks only the more obvious parallels in the doctrine and covenants and the bible because of the vast amount of material to be analyzed neither does it attempt 5 to explain why joseph smith used certain word groupings and phrases similar to those of ancient prophets Howehoweverversverp dr rasmussen has already suggested other studies that could be made of language and textual parallels in the doctrine and covenants as found in the book of mormonmormonemormonp the pearl of great price or the personal writings of joseph smith alsoaisoalsosalsop dr Rasmusrasmussenrasmussenssens and my study could be used as a springboard for researching the unique contributions of the doctrine and covenants to latter day saint thought PROCEDURE source of data scriptures used 1 the doctrine and covenants of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints 1966 edi- tion 2 the authorized version of the bible king james concordancerconcordancesConcordances 1 the winston cruderscredenscrudensCrudens completeC lete concordanceConcordconcordancelconcordancerancel was chosen because key words are indexed alone and also in word groupings in which they commonly appear it is therefore easier to find a particular phrase without seek- ing out all of the phrases in which the key word appears 2 john bluthsbluehs concordance to the doctrine and Covenantscovenants22 was used to find oft used word groupings or phrases for a parallel already located alexanderlAlexander cruden crudescredenscrudensCrudens complete concordance to the old and new testaments chichicagocagot the john C winston co 9j 196501965 ajohn2john2john
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