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=Early reactions to the Book of Mormon= | =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. | The Book of Mormon was met by a storm of criticism from early critics. This page archives examples of these early responses. | ||
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{{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/Authorship_theories/Spalding_manuscript/Difficult to explain before|subject=Difficult to explain Book of Mormon before Spalding theory}} | ||
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