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Critics attack the presence of an Israelite temple built by the Nephites. They do so on one or more of the following grounds: | Critics attack the presence of an Israelite temple built by the Nephites. They do so on one or more of the following grounds: | ||
* they claim that Israelites considered the Jerusalem temple the sole legitimate site of worship, and so would not have reproduced it. | * they claim that Israelites considered the Jerusalem temple the sole legitimate site of worship, and so would not have reproduced it. | ||
* they claim that the Nephite population would have been too small to match the work required to built a temple "like unto Solomon's temple" ( | * they claim that the Nephite population would have been too small to match the work required to built a temple "like unto Solomon's temple" ({{s|2|Nephi|5|16}}). | ||
* they claim that the sacrifices and rituals as presented are not consistent with Jewish ritual | |||
===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ||
''No temple besides Jerusalem:'' | ''No temple besides Jerusalem:'' | ||
* | *{{nw}} | ||
''Not enough people:'' | ''Not enough people:'' | ||
*John Ankerberg and John Weldon, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism'' (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 322. | *John Ankerberg and John Weldon, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism'' (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 322. | ||
*Latayne Colvett Scott, ''The Mormon mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church'' (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 83. | *Latayne Colvett Scott, ''The Mormon mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church'' (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 83. | ||
''Ritual problems'' | |||
*{{nw}} | |||
==Response== | ==Response== | ||
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===Not enough people?=== | ===Not enough people?=== | ||
===Jewish ritual=== | |||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
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===External links=== | ===External links=== | ||
* "Sacrifices and Burnt Offerings in the Book of Mormon," (Provo, Utah: FARMS). {{link|url=http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=transcripts&id=131}} | |||
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*{{FR-18-1-3}} | *{{FR-18-1-3}} | ||
===Printed material=== | ===Printed material=== | ||
*Daniel C. Peterson, "Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate," in ''Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins'' (chapter 6), edited by Noel B. Reynolds, (Provo: FARMS, 1997). {{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc%5fid=264962}} | *Daniel C. Peterson, "Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate," in ''Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins'' (chapter 6), edited by Noel B. Reynolds, (Provo: FARMS, 1997). {{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc%5fid=264962}} | ||
*{{reexploring|author=John L. Sorenson|article=Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5–10|start=66|end=68}}{{GL1|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=296810}} | *{{reexploring|author=John L. Sorenson|article=Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5–10|start=66|end=68}}{{GL1|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=296810}} | ||
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Criticism
Critics attack the presence of an Israelite temple built by the Nephites. They do so on one or more of the following grounds:
- they claim that Israelites considered the Jerusalem temple the sole legitimate site of worship, and so would not have reproduced it.
- they claim that the Nephite population would have been too small to match the work required to built a temple "like unto Solomon's temple" (2 Nephi 5꞉16).
- they claim that the sacrifices and rituals as presented are not consistent with Jewish ritual
Source(s) of the Criticism
No temple besides Jerusalem:
Not enough people:
- John Ankerberg and John Weldon, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 322.
- Latayne Colvett Scott, The Mormon mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 83.
Ritual problems
Response
Only one temple?
info
Not enough people?
Jewish ritual
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
Book of Mormon anachronisms/Temple in New World
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide:
External links
- "Sacrifices and Burnt Offerings in the Book of Mormon," (Provo, Utah: FARMS). off-site
- Template:FR-6-0-1
- David E. Bokovoy, "The Bible vs. the Book of Mormon: Still Losing the Battle: Review of The Bible vs. the Book of Mormon by Joel P. Kramer and Scott R. Johnson," FARMS Review 18/1 (2006): 3–19. off-site wiki
Printed material
- Daniel C. Peterson, "Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate," in Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins (chapter 6), edited by Noel B. Reynolds, (Provo: FARMS, 1997). GospeLink
- John L. Sorenson, "Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5–10," in Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1992), 66–68.GL direct link