This seven-part series provides a clear overview of what the Book of Mormon is, its contents, how it came to be published, its likely sources and composition, what it teaches, and how Mormons defend it, along with a selective bibliography of significant books about the Book of Mormon.
The 15 books of the Book of Mormon were originally divided into long chapters with Roman numerals. Later it was divided into shorter chapters and verses. This document provides a convenient reference for these divisions along with the page numbers in the 1830 edition.
Only slightly more than one-fourth of the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon is still extant. This article provides a table that identifies which parts are extant and how legible they are.
Download for free a full PDF of the original 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon.
The Book of Mormon Study Text
Information on IRR’s Book of Mormon Study Text, first produced in 2017–2018. It is being thoroughly revised for publication in Logos Bible Software.
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FairMormon 2017: Recent Book of Mormon Defense Strategies
Rob Bowman attended the FairMormon conference in August 2017. Here is his analysis of the ways Mormons at the conference were defending the Book of Mormon.
A Biblical Scholar Looks at the Book of Mormon
Rob Bowman gives an overview of the resources on this website about the Book of Mormon and explains how he approaches the subject from the perspective of a biblical scholar.
