Is the Bible mistranslated and missing several books?
Today’s Old Testament is the same one the Jews had in Jesus’ day; meaning the Hebrew scriptures consisted of the same books included in our modern Bible. Jesus authenticated the Old Testament by quoting from every book in it. There are books mentioned by Old Testament writers, such as the Book of Jasher and the Books of the Wars of the Lord, but that does not mean they were inspired. Jesus did not quote from any of these so-called missing books. The apostle Paul quoted from Greek poets, yet their writings or complete works are not found in the New Testament. From an LDS perspective the Book of Mormon is missing “the sealed portion” and Brigham Young claimed to have seen wagon loads of metal plates and other writings beneath the Hill Cumorah. Does this mean books are missing from the Book of Mormon and therefore make it unreliable? A Mormon would say, “No, of course not.” So why set a double standard for the Bible? The God Who had power to call forth the universe into existence is certa
