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| ==Criticism==
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| Critics claim some Book of Mormon names are used improperly or in an inappropriate context.
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| Examples include:
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| *using "Alma" as a man's name, rather than a woman's name
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| *using names of Greek origin, such as "Timothy"
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| ===Source(s) of the Criticism===
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| *"That Man Alma," ''Utah Evangel'' 33:3 (April 1986): 2.
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| *Walter Martin, ''The Maze of Mormonism'' (Santa Ana, California: Vision House, 1978), 327.
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| *Robert McKay, "A Mormon Name," ''Utah Evangel'' 31:8 (August 1984): 4.
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| *John L. Smith, editorial comment on Robert McKay, "A Mormon Name," ''Utah Evangel'' 31:8 (August 1984): 4.
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| ==Response==
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| ===General treatments on Book of Mormon names===
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| *{{FR-8-2-5}}
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| *{{JBMS-3-1-2}}
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| *{{JBMS-6-2-15}}
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| *{{JBMS-7-1-11}}
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| ===Alma===
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| Despite claims into the 1980s by anti-Mormon critics, the name "Alma" has been known since the 1960s as a male Hebrew name. It occurs in contexts from 2200 B.C. to the second century B.C.{{ref|roper1}}
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| * Matthew Roper, ''Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon''2001 FAIR Conference.{{fairlink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001RopM.html}}
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| *{{JBMS-8-1-14}}
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-10}}
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| ===Aha===
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| *{{JBMS-8-2-11}}
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| ===Cumorah===
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| * {{JBMS-6-2-15}}
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| ===Jaredite Names===
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| ''See'': [[Book_of_Mormon_anachronisms:Names#Less well supported examples|below]].
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| ===Jershon===
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| * Matthew Roper, ''Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon''2001 FAIR Conference.{{fairlink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001RopM.html}}
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| * {{JBMS-6-2-15}}
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| ===Lehi and Sariah===
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-4}}<!--Annonymous-->
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| *{{JBMS-2-2-13}}<!--Chadwick-->
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-6}}<!--Chadwick-->
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| *{{JBMS-1-1-12}}<!-- Gee-->
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-5}}<!--Hoskisson-->
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-9}}<!--Hoskisson - Response-->
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-7}}<!--Pike-->
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| *{{JBMS-9-1-8}}<!--Tvdtnes-->
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| ===Mulek===
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| *{{reexploring|author=Anonymous|article=New Information About Mulek, Son of the King|start=142|end=144}}{{GL1|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?book_doc_id=296833}}
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| *{{JBMS-12-2-9}}<!-- Chadwick - has the seal of mulek... -->
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| *{{BYUS|author=John L. Sorenson|article=The Mulekites|vol=30|num=?|date=Summer 1990|start=6|end-22}} {{nl}}
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| ===Nahom===
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| * Matthew Roper, ''Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon''2001 FAIR Conference.{{fairlink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001RopM.html}}
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| * See also [[Book_of_Mormon_geography:Old_World#Nahom| Nahom]] in geography section.
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| ===Nephi===
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| *{{JBMS-1-1-12}}
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| *{{JBMS-9-2-10}}
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| ===Sheum===
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| * Matthew Roper, ''Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon''2001 FAIR Conference.{{fairlink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001RopM.html}}
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| ===Shilum===
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| * Matthew Roper, ''Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon''2001 FAIR Conference.{{fairlink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001RopM.html}}
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| ===Timothy===
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| {{nw}}
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| ===Zarahemla===
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| * {{JBMS-6-2-15}}
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| ==Less well supported examples==
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| Linguistics is a complex subject, and it is all too common for zealous but mistaken defenders of the Church to use parallels in names or language which cannot be sustained. Since most Church members have no training in ancient American languages, evaluating such claims can be difficult.
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| Mesoamerican scholars consulted by FAIR have recommended that the following sources, while superficially persuasive, should be used with caution (if at all):
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| * Bruce W. Warren, "Surviving Jaredite Names in Mesoamerica," ''Meridian Magazine'' (26 May 2005){{link|url=http://www.ldsmag.com/ancients/050526mesoamerica.html}}; citing {{NewEvidencesOfChrist|start=17|end=22}}
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| * Bruce W. Warren, "'Kish'—A personal Name" ''Meridian Magazine'' (17 February 2005){{link|url=http://www.meridianmagazine.com/articles/050217kish.html}}; citing {{NewEvidencesOfChrist|start=19|end=22}}
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| These comments are not intended to disparage the individuals involved, but to encourage rigor and restraint in claims made. As Elder Dallin H. Oaks cautioned, "When attacked by error, truth is better served by silence than by a bad argument."{{ref|oaks1}}
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| ==Conclusion==
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| A summary of the argument against the criticism.
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| ==Endnotes==
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| #{{note|roper1}} Matthew Roper, ''Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon''2001 FAIR Conference.{{fairlink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001RopM.html}}
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| #{{note|oaks1}} {{Ensign1|author=Dallin H. Oaks|article=Alternative Voices|date=May 1989|start=27}} {{link|url=http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1989.htm/ensign%20may%201989.htm/alternate%20voices%20.htm?fn=document-frame.htm$f=templates$3.0}}
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| ==Further reading==
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| ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| {{Book of Mormon anachronisms}}
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