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''History of the Church'' (cited as ''HC'') (originally entitled ''History of Joseph Smith''; first published under the title ''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''; nicknamed ''Documentary History of the Church'' or ''DHC'') is a semi-official history of the early Latter Day Saint movement during the lifetime of founder Joseph Smith. It is largely composed of Smith's writings and interpolations and editorial comments by Smith's secretaries, scribes, and after Smith's death, historians of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The history was written between 1839 and 1856 . Part of it was published in ''Times and Seasons'' and other church periodicals. It was later published in its entirety with extensive annotations and edits by B. H. Roberts as part of a seven-volume series beginning in 1902 as ''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''. ==Authorship, editorship, and initial publication== The body of the work is "a narrative of the prophet Joseph Smith";〔See Preface, Volume I, 1902 edition〕 most of the text was written by scribes rather than by Smith. The parts of the work attributed to Smith were either dictated by Smith to a scribe or consist of a secretary or historian independently outlining Smith's activities and statements for a given time period.〔Dean C. Jessee, ("The Writing of Joseph Smith's History" ), ''BYU Studies'', 11 (Summer 1971) 439.〕 Much of the writing occurred after Smith's death in 1844. From handwriting analysis, scholars have identified the following men as the primary scribal authors of the work during the time periods indicated: *Oliver Cowdery (1829–38) *John Whitmer (1829–38) *Sidney Rigdon (1830–38) *Frederick G. Williams (1832–39) *Orson Hyde (1833–36) *W. W. Phelps (1831?–44) *Warren Parrish (1835–37) *Sylvester Smith (1834–36) *Warren A. Cowdery (1836–38) *George W. Robinson (1836–40) *James Mulholland (1838–39) *Robert B. Thompson (1839–41) *Howard Coray (1840–41) *James Sloan (1840–43) *Willard Richards (1841–54) *William Clayton (1842–44) *Thomas Bullock (1843?–56) *Robert Lang Campbell (1845–50, 1854–56) *Leo Hawkins (1853–56) *Jonathan Grimshaw (1853–56) Although Smith died in 1844, the compilation of his actions and words were not completed until 1856. Apostle Willard Richards was the chief editor of the work from 1841 until 1854. Apostle George A. Smith was the chief editor from 1854 until its completion in 1856. After Smith's death, apostle Wilford Woodruff allowed his extensive journal entries to be used to coordinate dates and clarify statements made by Smith. The completed work was read by and revised by church president Brigham Young and was published in 1858 by the LDS Church under the title ''History of Joseph Smith''. Most of the material that resulted in ''History of Joseph Smith'' had been originally published in serial form over a 25-year period in the ''Times and Seasons'', the ''Deseret News'', or the ''Millennial Star''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the Church (Joseph Smith)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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