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Revision as of 03:08, 10 June 2008
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Criticism
Critics claim that the Apocrypha was used as a source for the Book of Mormon.
Source(s) of the criticism
- Grant H. Palmer, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) 55. ( Index of claims )
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changing World of Mormonism (Moody Press, 1979), 114.( Index of claims )
Response
The following claims are made:
- That Joseph Smith created the story of Nephi and Laban by plagiarizing concepts and phrases from the story of Judith and Holofernes in the Apocrypha.
- That Joseph Smith copied the name "Nephi" from the Apocrypha.
The story of Judith
The name "Nephi"
Conclusion
Endnotes
None
Further reading
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