Claim Ledger · Thesis · Priesthood
The passage of Doctrine and Covenants 27 that names Peter, James and John is absent from the revelation as printed in the 1833 Book of Commandments and first appears in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.
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
No — regarding the printed texts
Awaiting editorial review
Drafted with AI assistance; editorial verification pending.
Latter-day Saint historians read the addition as later recording of an earlier event; critical historians read it as evidence that the account developed after 1830.
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.
Both printings survive and can be compared directly.
The claim turns on no contested word or construction.
Documentary: the two editions are extant.
A comparison of two documents; no inference.
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 witness | Work | Edition cited |
|---|---|---|
| Book of Commandments (1833) ch. 28 | A Book of Commandments, for the Government of the Church of Christ | First printing (incomplete; press destroyed in July 1833) |
| Doctrine and Covenants (1835) sec. 50 | Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints | First edition |
Evidence
- Prince, Power from On High — The development of the priesthood accounts. (First edition)
Quotations and translations
The claim quotes no translated wording.
Textual variants
No variant bearing on this claim is recorded.
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.
Provenance chain
- FindingThe passage of Doctrine and Covenants 27 that names Peter, James and John is absent from the revelation as printed in the 1833 Book of Commandments and first appears in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants. (Historical claim.)
- Claims usedNone — the claim is reported directly from its witness.
- Supporting evidencePrince, Power from On High — The development of the priesthood accounts.
- Primary sourceBook of Commandments (1833) ch. 28 (First printing (incomplete; press destroyed in July 1833)); Doctrine and Covenants (1835) sec. 50 (First edition)
- Covenant relationshipsNone recorded.
- Doctrine connectionsNone recorded.
- InterpretationsLatter-day Saint historians read the addition as later recording of an earlier event; critical historians read it as evidence that the account developed after 1830.
- CounterviewsNo counter-model recorded against this claim.
Editorial record and machine involvement
Author: AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik)
Reviewers: none recorded — this revision has not been externally reviewed.
Change note: First published.
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
| Revision | Status | Published | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revision 1 | Provisional | 2026-10-14 | First published. |
Cite this claim
Citations point at revision 1, which will never change.