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AM-CLAIM-000261revision 1 of 1ProvisionalExplicit textual proposition

Doctrine and Covenants 27 says Peter, James and John ordained Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery apostles; section 128 recalls their voice declaring the keys of the kingdom.

Provisional · awaiting editorial review. This revision is public and citable, but its references, wording and confidence levels have not yet been verified by an AbrahamMoses editor. It was drafted with AI assistance, as disclosed below. What provisional means

Disputed

No — regarding what the current text states

Review state

Awaiting editorial review

Drafted with AI assistance; editorial verification pending.

Where interpretation diverges

The passage in section 27 is absent from the 1833 printing (AM-CLAIM-000262).

Never combined

Confidence, on separate axes

Levels as proposed in the draft. They have not yet been verified by an editor and may change on review.

Textual certainty
Probable · level 3 of 5

Secure in the canonised text. The passage is an addition between the 1833 and 1835 printings, which bears on its date but not on what the current text states.

Philological certainty
Unambiguous · level 5 of 5

Lexically and syntactically unambiguous; standard lexica and grammars agree.

Historical support
Not applicable

The claim is about what a text says or means, not about an event, date or document, so external corroboration does not bear on it.

Inferential strength
Direct · level 5 of 5

The source states the claim; no inferential step is involved.

Fifth axis

Traditional acceptance

As a report of what the text says, this claim is not disputed between traditions. Disagreement begins with the readings built on it, which are recorded as separate claims.

Witnesses, editions and evidence

Primary witnessWorkEdition cited
D&C 27:12Doctrine and CovenantsThe Doctrine and Covenants (2013 edition)
D&C 128:20Doctrine and CovenantsThe Doctrine and Covenants (2013 edition)

Quotations and translations

The claim quotes no translated wording.

Textual variants

What this claim rests on

Grounded in its witness: as a report of what the text says, it remains supported unless it is set aside directly. Any argument recorded below is what supports it as a reading.

No argument is recorded; the claim is a direct report.

Claims that rest on this one: AM-CLAIM-000270. Reject it in the explorer

Counterviews

AM-CM-015moderateProvisional

A developing account

Historical-critical scholarship

The narratives of priesthood restoration took shape in documents of 1832–1835, after the events they describe.

Reads the 1835 addition to the revelation now numbered D&C 27 as evidence of a developing account rather than delayed recording.

Prince, Power from On High; Book of Commandments (1833) ch. 28; Doctrine and Covenants (1835) sec. 50

Provenance chain

  1. Finding
    Doctrine and Covenants 27 says Peter, James and John ordained Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery apostles; section 128 recalls their voice declaring the keys of the kingdom. (Explicit textual proposition.)
  2. Claims used
    None — the claim is reported directly from its witness.
  3. Supporting evidence
    The primary witness itself: D&C 27:12; D&C 128:20.
  4. Primary source
    D&C 27:12 (The Doctrine and Covenants (2013 edition)); D&C 128:20 (The Doctrine and Covenants (2013 edition))
  5. Covenant relationships
    None recorded.
  6. Doctrine connections
    AM-DOC-0025 (grounds) — D&C 27:12.
  7. Interpretations
    As a report of what the text says, this is not disputed between traditions. The passage in section 27 is absent from the 1833 printing (AM-CLAIM-000262).
  8. Counterviews
    AM-CM-015 “A developing account”, held by Historical-critical scholarship

Map connections: AM-DOC-0025 (grounds)

Editorial record and machine involvement

Editorial

Author: AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik)

Reviewers: none recorded — this revision has not been externally reviewed.

Change note: First published.

Machine involvement

Drafted with AI assistance

Drafted with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropic) in October 2026 from the cited editions and the published record. References, editions, variants and confidence levels await verification by an AbrahamMoses editor. Verification: pending.

Living record

Revision history

RevisionStatusPublishedChange
Revision 1Provisional2026-10-14First published.

Cite this claim

Citations point at revision 1, which will never change.

AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik). “Doctrine and Covenants 27 says Peter, James and John ordained Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery apostles; section 128 recalls their voice declaring the keys of the kingdom.” AbrahamMoses Claim Ledger, AM-CLAIM-000261, revision 1 (provisional), 2026-10-14. https://abrahammoses.com/claims/AM-CLAIM-000261?rev=1
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