Vtg Set of 3 New Witnesses For God BH Roberts Volume 1 2 3 Mormon LDS Hardcovers
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New Witnesses for God, Volumes 1, 2, and 3
by B.H. Roberts
Published by Deseret Book (1950-1951)
Condition:
All three are excellent hardcover books! ALL ARE VERY CLEAN! NO MARKS! The bindings are all tight and all pages within each are bright white with NO writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds. the covers look awesome, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking!
About the Books:
Volume 1: Published in 1911. 483 pages *1911 Edition, but probably reprinted in 1950 since set was found together and Deseret Book didn't put a reprint date on this volume.
Volume 2: Published in 1950. 501 pages
Volume 3: Published in 1951. 573 pages
The New Witnesses for God trilogy was derived from a ten-part series written by B.H. Roberts that was originally printed in The Contributor between July 1888 and January 1889. The book was originally published in 1995 as a stand-alone work. Roberts structured an argument for the Restoration with an emphasis on Joseph Smith.
B. H. Roberts’ defense of Joseph Smith in the “New Witness” structured the book around four theses:
I. The world needs a New Witness for God. [One chapter.]
II. The Church of Christ was destroyed; there has been an apostasy from the Christian religion so complete and universal as to make necessary a New Dispensation of the Gospel; [Six chapters.]
III. The Scriptures declare that the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the last days—in the hour of God’s judgment—will be restored to the earth by a re-opening of the heavens, and giving a New Dispensation thereof to the children of men. [Two chapters.]
IV. Joseph Smith is the New Witness for God; a prophet divinely authorized to preach the Gospel and re-establish the Church of Jesus Christ on earth. [Twenty-one chapters.]
Volumes 2 and 3, published in 1909, make his case for The Book of Mormon. This should be considered Roberts’ key treatment of the Book of Mormon. Volumes 2 and 3 discuss four topics:
I.—The Value of the Book of Mormon as a Witness for the Authenticity and Integrity of the Bible; and the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
II.—The Discovery of the Book of Mormon and its Translation, Migrations, Lands, Intercontinental Movements, Civilizations, Governments, and the Religions of its Peoples.
III.—Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.
IV.—Objections to the Book of Mormon Considered.
It’s thus an early, structured argument for the Restoration with an emphasis on Joseph Smith. To contextualize the book’s original publication date of 1895, consider that it was 16 years before James E. Talmage was ordained an apostle, and John A. Widtsoe was 23 at the time.
Apparently it met with success; later on, Roberts wrote two more volumes on the Book of Mormon as another new witness, and they and the original volume were printed together as “New Witnesses for God” set.
This is a must-read for understanding B. H. Roberts’ thought on the founding scripture of the Restoration.
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