Resources · the sources
Resources & Sources
The texts this study draws on, and what each one governs. Scripture text and versification are anchored to the Restoration Edition on scriptures.info; the Joseph Smith Translation references corroborate where changes are marked.
Primary & reference sources
- Restoration Edition (RE) scriptures.info — Old Covenants / New Covenants
- Canon. The authoritative RE reading text and versification; every verse-level deep link points here.
- King James Version (KJV) The received English baseline
- The comparison baseline shown beside the Restoration Edition in every section.
- Gospel & Messiah Harmonies scriptures.info/Home/Harmonies
- The backbone — event order, era grouping, and the "Other Works" cross-references for each section.
- The Full JST (Jackson) Reference edition of the Joseph Smith Translation
- Corroborating reference for marking substantive JST changes.
- Scriptural Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith (STPJS) Reference compilation
- Secondary reference for the JST and Joseph Smith’s teaching.
- The Words of Joseph Smith Sermons and journals compilation
- Source for Joseph Smith commentary — sermons, letters, and journal entries.
- The Joseph Smith Papers josephsmithpapers.org
- Manuscript and letter citations for the attributed commentary.
- The Restoration Archive Denver Snuffer corpus
- Denver Snuffer revelations and modern references in the commentary apparatus.
Coverage
The Scripture Index tracks every gospel passage placed in the harmony — book by book, in verse order, with the section each appears on — so no verse is left out as the study grows. It is generated from the sections themselves and flags where verses are still to be set.
A note on canon
Where the Restoration Edition and a JST reference differ in wording, the Restoration Edition governs the reading text; the reference informs only whether a change is substantive enough to mark. Restoration-Edition editorial wording and modernized English are folded into the reading unmarked. The full editorial rules are on the How to Read this Edition page.