The first of our standard works.--The name "Bible."--The Old Testament.--Its origin and growth.--Language of the Old Testament.--The Septuagint.--Pentateuch.--Historical books.--Poetical books.--Books of the prophets.-- Apocrypha.--The New Testament.--Its origin and authenticity.--Classification of its books.--Early versions of the Bible.--Modern versions.--Genuineness and authenticity.--Book of Mormon testimony concerning Bible 240-260 LECTURE XIV, ARTICLE 8. The Book of Mormon. Description and origin.--Moroni's visit to Joseph Smith.-- The inspired title-page.--The Nephite nation.--The Jaredites.--The ancient plates.--Mormon's abridgment of the plates of Nephi.--The translation of the record.-- Classification and arrangement of the books.--Genuineness of the Book of Mormon.--Testimony of the witnesses.-- Theories of its origin.--"The Spaulding Story" 261-280 LECTURE XV, ARTICLE 8. The Book of Mormon.--Continued. Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.--The Book of Mormon and the Bible.--Ancient prophecy fulfilled in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.--Consistency of the book.--Its contained prophecies.--External evidence.--Archeological evidence of the early occupation of America.--Israelitish origin of the American aborigines.--Common origin of all the native "races."--Language of the Book of Mormon compared with the language of the ancient Americans.-- Survival of the Egyptian and the Hebrew.--Testimony of investigators 281-307 LECTURE XVI, ARTICLE 9. Revelation, past, present, and future. What is revelation?--Revelation and inspiration.--God's means of communication.--Ancient revelators.--Christ, a Revelator.--Doctrine of continual revelation.-- Well-established, scriptural, and reasonable.--Alleged scriptural objections met and answered.--Modern revelation.--Without revelation there can be no true Church.--Revelation yet awaited 308-325 LECTURE XVII, ARTICLE 10. The Dispersion of Israel. Israel.--Brief History of the nation.--Dispersion fore-told.--Biblical prophecies.--Book of Mormon predictions.--Fulfillment of these dire prophecies.-- Fate of the kingdom of Israel.--Scattering of Judah.-- The lost Tribes 326-340 LECTURE XVIII, ARTICLE 10. The Gathering of Israel. Predictions of the gathering.--Prophecies in Bible and Book of Mormon.--Modern revelation concerning the gathering.--Extent and purpose of the gathering.--Israel a chosen people.--All nations blessed through Israel.-- Restoration of the Ten Tribes.--Zion to be first established.--Gathering now in progress 341-355 LECTURE XIX, ARTICLE 10. Zion.