Question: Are the major thematic elements of the Spalding manuscript similar to those in the Book of Mormon?

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Spalding manuscript parallels

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Questions

== Critics claim that the major thematic elements between the extent Spalding manuscript (also known as the Obelin manuscript) and the Book of Mormon are same.

To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]

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Detailed Analysis

== We examine parallels between the Spalding manuscript and the Book of Mormon in the following sections.

Claim: Both works refer to an ancient record that was found under a stone which was removed by a lever

Claim: Both works refer to seer stones.

Claim: Both works are about an ancient white race

Claim: Both works refer to a group that traveled across the ocean in a boat

Claim: Both works refer to ocean travelers running into a storm which subsided because of their prayers

Claim: Both works refer to groups that came to the americas and started 2 major civilizations

Claim: Both works refer to a great religious leader who came and taught them great wisdom

Claim: Both works describe the two civilizations fighting battles and wars until they were almost destroyed

Claim: Both works contain similar grammatical mistakes and nomenclature.