REL A 275 BYU Online Midterm: Study
Guide & Key Concepts 2026
This document contains:
❖ REL A 275 BYU online midterm
❖ REL A 275 BYU midterm study guide
❖ REL A 275 BYU exam review
❖ REL A 275 BYU online course notes
❖ REL A 275 midterm prep BYU
❖ REL A 275 key concepts
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,The literal definition of "translation" - CORRECT ANSWERS -the process of moving
something from one place to another
The difference between "source text" and "new text" - CORRECT ANSWERS -source
text = gold plates
new text = 1830 BoM
The meaning of "complex tension" - CORRECT ANSWERS -balance between literal
translation and translating the meaning
Tight Control vs. Loose Control - CORRECT ANSWERS -tight control = no translator
input, direct translation
loose control = author puts in some of his own words to help understand meaning
The functions of the Brown Seer Stone, the Nephite Interpreters, and the Urim and
Thummim - CORRECT ANSWERS -instruments by which the book of mormon was
translated. brown stone he found himself
The mechanics of how Joseph Smith translated the Gold Plates (Stone/Hat, etc). -
CORRECT ANSWERS -top hat to darken the light to see interpreters better
book of lehi - nephite interpreters
The roles of Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris - CORRECT ANSWERS -martin harris
was first scribe - lost pages - oliver cowdery did the rest
The purpose of the "Characters Document" - CORRECT ANSWERS -Evidence of BoM
part of translation process
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, fufilled prophecy
The idea that the Book of Mormon has been published in several editions, including
1837, 1840, and 1920. - CORRECT ANSWERS -small differences, punctuation,
capitalizing, grammar
large plates
date:
origin:
general content:
author: - CORRECT ANSWERS -date: 589 BC to 350 AD
origin: nephi made them
general content: record of Lehi, the genealogy of his fathers, and a full account of the
history of his people. T wars and contentions and destruction of the Nephites
author: Nephi and mormon and other generations
small plates
date:
origin:
general content:
author: - CORRECT ANSWERS -date: 570 BC
origin:
general content:
replaced 116 pages
the spiritual matters of the prophets and the people of Nephi
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Guide & Key Concepts 2026
This document contains:
❖ REL A 275 BYU online midterm
❖ REL A 275 BYU midterm study guide
❖ REL A 275 BYU exam review
❖ REL A 275 BYU online course notes
❖ REL A 275 midterm prep BYU
❖ REL A 275 key concepts
1
,The literal definition of "translation" - CORRECT ANSWERS -the process of moving
something from one place to another
The difference between "source text" and "new text" - CORRECT ANSWERS -source
text = gold plates
new text = 1830 BoM
The meaning of "complex tension" - CORRECT ANSWERS -balance between literal
translation and translating the meaning
Tight Control vs. Loose Control - CORRECT ANSWERS -tight control = no translator
input, direct translation
loose control = author puts in some of his own words to help understand meaning
The functions of the Brown Seer Stone, the Nephite Interpreters, and the Urim and
Thummim - CORRECT ANSWERS -instruments by which the book of mormon was
translated. brown stone he found himself
The mechanics of how Joseph Smith translated the Gold Plates (Stone/Hat, etc). -
CORRECT ANSWERS -top hat to darken the light to see interpreters better
book of lehi - nephite interpreters
The roles of Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris - CORRECT ANSWERS -martin harris
was first scribe - lost pages - oliver cowdery did the rest
The purpose of the "Characters Document" - CORRECT ANSWERS -Evidence of BoM
part of translation process
2
, fufilled prophecy
The idea that the Book of Mormon has been published in several editions, including
1837, 1840, and 1920. - CORRECT ANSWERS -small differences, punctuation,
capitalizing, grammar
large plates
date:
origin:
general content:
author: - CORRECT ANSWERS -date: 589 BC to 350 AD
origin: nephi made them
general content: record of Lehi, the genealogy of his fathers, and a full account of the
history of his people. T wars and contentions and destruction of the Nephites
author: Nephi and mormon and other generations
small plates
date:
origin:
general content:
author: - CORRECT ANSWERS -date: 570 BC
origin:
general content:
replaced 116 pages
the spiritual matters of the prophets and the people of Nephi
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