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The Book of Mormon was met by a storm of criticism from early critics. This page archives examples of these early responses. | The Book of Mormon was met by a storm of criticism from early critics. This page archives examples of these early responses. | ||
=="Adding to or taking away"== | {{SummaryItem|link=Bible/%22Adding_to%22_or_%22taking_away_from%22|subject="Adding to or taking away"|summary=Bible forbids "adding to or taking away" from God's word}} | ||
{{SummaryItem|link=Bible/On-going_divine_revelation_not_necessary|subject=New revelation not necessary|summary=It is claimed that new revelation is blasmphemous or unnecessary}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=/Clumsy or obvious forgery|subject=Clumsy or obvious forgery|summary=Some critics claim that the Book of Mormon is a clumsy or obvious forgery}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book_of_Mormon/Authorship_theories/Spalding_manuscript/Difficult to explain before|subject=Difficult to explain Book of Mormon before Spalding theory}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book_of_Mormon/Textual_changes/CriticalSources|subject=Grammar and spelling errors|summary=Complaints about grammar, spelling, or style.}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=/Joseph Smith obvious author|subject=Joseph Smith as the obvious author}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=/Joseph Smith not the author|subject=Joseph Smith obviously ''not'' the author}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book of Mormon/Joseph as author and proprietor|subject=Joseph as author and proprietor}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Joseph_Smith/Character|subject=Joseph Smith's character}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Joseph_Smith/Personality_and_temperament|subject=Joseph Smith's personality and temperament}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Joseph Smith/Money digging|l1=Joseph Smith as a money digger}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Joseph_Smith/Occultism_and_magic|l1=Occultism and magic}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=|Joseph_Smith/Seer_stones|l1=Peep stone}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=|/Heretical|subject=Heretical|summary=Claims that the existence of the Book of Mormon marks members of the Church as Christian heretics}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=/No intelligent person|subject=Claims that no intelligent person could believe it|summary=No intelligent person could believe the Book of Mormon to be divine}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book_of_Mormon/Plagiarism_accusations/King_James_Bible|subject=KJV plagiarism?|summary=Plagiarized from the King James Bible}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book_of_Mormon/Authorship_theories/Sidney_Rigdon|subject=Sidney Rigdon|summary=Claims that Sidney Rigdon had major role in authorship}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Early_Smith_family_history/Lazy_Smiths|Subject=Lazy Smiths?|summary=Claims that the Smith family was lazy}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book_of_Mormon/Authorship_theories/Spalding_manuscript|subject=Spalding theory}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book of Mormon/Witnesses/"Interested"_and_so_not_to_be_trusted|l1=All "interested," so not to be trusted}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book of Mormon/Witnesses/All related|subject=All related, so not to be trusted}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book_of_Mormon/Witnesses/Character|subject=Character assaults}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=|Book_of_Mormon/Witnesses/Spiritual_or_literal|subject=Spiritual or literal?|summary=Did not literally see plates/angel?}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=%22Eye_of_Faith%22/%22Spiritual_Eye%22_statements_by_Martin_Harris|subject=Marin Harris and spiritual eyes}} | |||
{{SummaryItem|link=Book of Mormon/Witnesses/Eight witnesses/Shown to me by a supernatural power|subject="Supernatural"}} | |||
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Early reactions to the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon was met by a storm of criticism from early critics. This page archives examples of these early responses.