The Other Isaiah Problem in the Book of Mormon w/ Kolby Reddish - LDS Discussions Pt. 68 | Ep. 2095
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
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šļø 17 December 2025
ā±ļø 137 minutes
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Summary
Join Kolby, Nemo, Julia, and Dr. John Dehlin for one of our most in-depth LDS Discussions episodes yet as we unpack āThe Other Isaiah Problemā and what it means for the historicity of the Book of Mormon.
In this episode, we explore why scholars overwhelmingly view isaiah as a multi-author work, how the Great Isaiah Scroll challenges the Book of Mormonās use of Isaiah, and why the text consistently aligns with the King James Version rather than ancient sources. We walk through the history of the brass plates, the transition from school to codex technology, and the anachronisms the Church now quietly acknowledges.
We compare the Great Isaiah Scroll, the Masoretic Text, the Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon, and the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, revealing where Joseph Smith appears to be pulling from later biblical scholarship āincluding Adam Clarkeās commentary āand where verses in the Book of Mormon simply did not exist in ancient manuscripts. We ask the question: What does this mean for believers who want the text to be historical?
Whether youāre deeply familiar with LDS scholarship or just starting your faith journey, this episode lays out the evidence clearly, accessibly, and respectfully āwhile still asking the hard questions.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | I am one of your hosts for today, John DeLyn. |
| 0:06.3 | It's December 5th, 2025. |
| 0:08.4 | This is an LDS Discussions Mormon Stories episode, which means it's part of a long 60-plus episode |
| 0:16.7 | series where we attempt to review or research or discuss Mormon Church or LDS Church |
| 0:25.3 | truth claims based on evidence with as an objective of an analysis as possible. |
| 0:32.6 | This series is best consumed in sequence. |
| 0:36.6 | So what we recommend you do is pause, go back to the beginning of the series, and watch |
| 0:42.3 | from the beginning. |
| 0:43.6 | And all these subsequent episodes will mean a lot more. |
| 0:46.4 | You can find the LDS Discussions series on the Mormon Stories podcast YouTube channel |
| 0:51.6 | under the LDS Discussions playlist. |
| 0:54.8 | You can just search on YouTube, LDS discussions, find the playlist, start from the beginning. |
| 0:59.7 | You can also find the LDS discussions podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcast. |
| 1:06.4 | And it's obviously integrated into the Mormon Stories podcast feed as well. |
| 1:10.8 | This episode, this series started with a man named Mike. And it's obviously integrated into the Mormon Stories podcast feed as well. |
| 1:11.0 | This episode, this series started with a man named Mike, or at least he went by Mike, and |
| 1:17.5 | he has a website called LDSDiscutions.com, where as a convert to the church in a mixed |
| 1:23.5 | or mixed faith marriage, he began investigating LD Truth Claims and did like 50 or 60 episodes |
| 1:30.4 | with us, and then he retired. And now we have an amazing panel to carry on the analysis. And the panel, |
| 1:37.8 | as it is currently constituted, includes Idaho attorney Colby Reddish. Hey, Colby. Good morning, John. How are you? |
| 1:47.0 | Great. You prepared, you did the primary research for today's episode. Is that right? |
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