The Book of Mormon: A Biography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691217659)

The surprising career of Joseph Smith's famous book

Late one night in 1823, Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of the Americas' ancient peoples, and which would restore the pure Gospel message as Jesus had delivered it to them. Thus began the unlikely career of the Book of Mormon, the founding text of the Mormon religion and perhaps the most important sacred text ever to originate in the United States. Paul Gutjahr traces the life of this remarkable book, showing how it launched one of the fastest-growing new religions on the planet and has featured in everything from comic books and action figures to movies and an award-winning Broadway musical.

Author: Paul C. Gutjahr
ISBN-10: 0691217653
ISBN-13: 9780691217659
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/27/2021
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.87d