Alleged Provenance of The Book
Strang explained that the Book of the Law (as it is often called—not to be confused with Aleister Crowley's book of the same title) was "kept in the ark of the covenant, and was held too sacred to go into the hands of strangers." However, "when the Septuagint translation was made, the Book of the Law was kept back, and...lost to the Jewish nation in the time that they were subject to foreign powers." Thus, "the various books in the Pentateuch, containing abstracts of some of the laws, have been read instead of it, until even the existence of the book has come to be a matter of doubt."
Strangites believe that their Book of the Law is identical to the one mentioned in the Bible. They also identify the Book of the Law with the "Stick of Judah" mentioned in Ezekiel 37:19 This is in marked contrast to other Latter Day Saint sects, which generally view the "Stick of Judah" as the Bible.
The LDS and Community of Christ churches, the two largest factions of the Latter Day Saint movement, each reject James Strang's claims to prophetic leadership and his Book of the Law of the Lord.
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