Description
Joseph Smith Jr. translated the Bible between June 1830 and July 1833. The manuscript and source bible remained with his wife, Emma Smith, after he died in 1844. The New Translation of the Bible was first printed by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) in 1867 under the direction of Joseph Smith III, the son of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Access to the New Translation (JST) was limited until the mid-1970s, when a collaborative effort between the RLDS and the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) made some of the JST available as footnotes and appendices in the LDS Standard Works. Since 1867, various editions have been printed, including some fine scholarly work, and the text is in the public domain. There has never been a Red-Letter version like this one available previously.
This Red Letter version brings an emphasis on the words of deity by publishing them in Red in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Joseph Smith’s additions and changes are placed in [brackets] to help the reader understand what the Prophet changed. These two features make it easier to connect the Prophet’s inspired thinking with the words of God in a way sure to enhance gospel and bible study. Other than the addition of editors’ notes in the introduction and a few stylistic adjustments in the typesetting and layout, this edition strives to preserve the original publication and purpose intended by Joseph Smith.
This edition is not sponsored by or affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
