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Critics claims that description of "a river’s running into a ''fountain''" in 1 Nephi is absurd.{{ref|bachelor.1}} | Critics claims that description of "a river’s running into a ''fountain''" in 1 Nephi is absurd.{{ref|bachelor.1}} | ||
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[http://scriptures.lds.org/en/search?search=fountain&do=Search All instances] of "fountain" in 1 Nephi describe either: | [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/search?search=fountain&do=Search All instances] of "fountain" in 1 Nephi describe either: | ||
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* the fountain near the Tree of Life in Lehi's dream, from which the river flows. | * the fountain near the Tree of Life in Lehi's dream, from which the river flows. | ||
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The criticism is based on a shallow reading of the text. | The criticism is based on a shallow reading of the text. | ||
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#{{note|bachelor.1}} {{CriticalWork:Bachelor:Mormonism Exposed|pages=9}} | #{{note|bachelor.1}} {{CriticalWork:Bachelor:Mormonism Exposed|pages=9}} | ||
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Questions
== Critics claims that description of "a river’s running into a fountain" in 1 Nephi is absurd.[1]
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
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Detailed Analysis
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All instances of "fountain" in 1 Nephi describe either:
- the Red Sea (rivers surely run to the sea)
- the fountain near the Tree of Life in Lehi's dream, from which the river flows.
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Answer
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The criticism is based on a shallow reading of the text.
== Notes ==
- [note] Origen Bachelor, Mormonism Exposed Internally and Externally (New York: Privately Published, 1838), 9. off-site
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