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	Introduction to the Book of Mormon
		The Book of Mormon is a complex book covering a variety of historical, religious, political, and military events in a variety of ancient communities.
		The early writers of the Book of Mormon spoke Hebrew, and the primary spoken and written language of subsequent generations was largely derived from Hebrew.
		The Book of Mormon is offered as the most tangible and easiest test of the mission of Joseph Smith: he was either a forger and a con-man of the worst degree, or a prophet of God.
	www.jefflindsay.com /BOMIntro.shtml (6470 words)

	The Book of Mormon Wars: A Non-Mormon Perspective
		In the present Book of Mormon wars the opposite seems to be true: the liberal camp appears deeply rooted in the Enlightenment paradigm, while the orthodox (but not fundamentalist) position often uses postmodernist arguments, claiming that absolute objectivity is a "noble dream" never achieved nor obtainable in historical studies.
		Controversies on the Book of Mormon surely had a role in the 1993-1994 excommunications of several liberal Latter-day Saint intellectuals; Metcalfe and another of the authors of New Approaches, David P. Wright, were among those excommunicated.
		When applied to the Book of Mormon, the historical-critical method normally means that the activities of Joseph Smith connected with the translation and publication of the text should be considered, usually within the context of his time.
	www.aliveonline.com /ldspapers/introvigne.htm (7331 words)

	The Changing World of Mormonism, Chapter 5, The Book of Mormon, Part 2: Ancient or Modern, by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ...
		Mormon writers maintain that the Book of Mormon "does not contain any of the numerous words in the New Testament that are of Greek origin" (Contents, Structure, And Authorship of the Book of Mormon, By J. Washburn, p.161).
		Mormon writers have tried to explain why so much of the New Testament is found in the Book of Mormon, but we feel that their explanations are only wishful thinking.
		Finally, the Mormon church leaders became so embarrassed about the grammar that they decided to abandon the idea that God gave Joseph Smith the English that is found in the Book of Mormon; their new idea was that God just gave Joseph Smith the idea and that he expressed it in his own words.
	www.xmission.com /~country/chngwrld/chap5b.htm (8344 words)

	AUTOMATIC WRITING AND THE BOOK OF MORMON
		This book is well written and exposes the usual problems with Mormonism.
		It describes several complex books that were written using automatic writing, identifies several well known authors that used it and compared this information to what is known about the way the Book of Mormon was authored.
		Scott's conclusion is that the Book of Mormon could well have been authored by automatic writing.
	www.frontiernet.net /~bcmmin/auto.htm (550 words)

	Mormons on the Internet -- CH. 11: PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE -- Part 1
		Research on Book of Mormon Historic Parallels, Geography, Revisions, Joseph as Seer and Translator, Doctrinal Parallels, Authorship, Solomon Spalding's manuscript, Witnesses, and full text of View of the Hebrews, 1830 Book of Mormon, and Book of Commandments.
		A handy reference comparing the Book of Mormon used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and that used by the Reorganized LDS Church.
		Its presence in the Book of Mormon is considered by many to be evidence of the Book of Mormon's divine origin.
	www.writerspost.com /mormonnet/submit/milinks3f.htm (3479 words)

	This Is Not the Place
		Mormonism, in a sense, was born out of an inspired act of archaeology, Smith's stirring claim of having unearthed the golden plates.
		And to this day, the Book of Mormon remains a sacred text with a unique status, in the sense that its value and weight, its purchase on the imagination of the convert, crucially depend upon its acceptance as an authentic artifact of archaeology, a written work that is historically accurate and even testable.
		For many Mormons, it's been a perilous quest, and more than a few who have ventured too far down the path have come back with their convictions in tatters, despairing at the lack of hard proof, wondering why the square pegs of belief won't fit into the round holes of the targeted terra firma.
	www.ldshistory.net /bomnot.html (8544 words)

	Review of Givens' "By the Hand of Mormon" (Introvigne)
		The first part of the book is largely devoted to telling, once again, the story of Joseph Smith, Hill Cumorah, and how the Book of Mormon was received, translated, and published by the prophet.
		He reiterates a point quite familiar to scholars of early Mormonism (particularly after the publication of the journals of William McLellin and the discussion they caused): that what was new, and controversial, was the fact that a new scripture had been found buried under an American hill, rather than its content.
		Givens questions a certain received wisdom, maintaining that the Book of Mormon did not include anything substantially different from mainline Protestant theology of its time, while the uniquely distinctive LDS doctrines are found in revelations received by Joseph Smith other than the book itself.
	www.cesnur.org /2002/mi_givens.htm (1596 words)

	The Book of Mormon: Stolen from Modern Writings? Plagiarized? A Fraud? No!
		The Book of Mormon implicitly rejects this notion by reporting the destruction of the Nephites in the fourth century A.D. View of the Hebrews argues that the Indians are Israelites because they knew the legends of Quetzalcoatl.
		Book of Mormon passages that draw upon the Old Testament strive for the same purpose: to remind the people to obey God and warn of what would happen if they did not (and, more importantly, to convince people that Jesus Christ is the Messiah).
		One of the earliest attempts to discredit the Book of Mormon was the argument that it was derived from a lengthy manuscript written by Solomon Spaulding (sometimes spelled Spalding) in 1812.
	www.jefflindsay.com /LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml (18841 words)

	Joseph Smith as Sole Author of the Book of Mormon
		Either the book would have been created as a work of fiction to be sold for profit (and this was Smiths admitted original plan) or it would have died a borning as a religious movement because of a lack of followers.
		To deny Mormonism would be to deny the hopes of his earlier years, to deprive him of possible income, and cause him to be an object of shame and ridicule.
		Mormonism was a confabulation of Restorationist Christianity and of folk-magic tradition.
	www.exmormon.org /mormon/mormon389.htm (14287 words)

	Vernal Holley: Book of Mormon Authorship 2nd. ed. -part I
		Many books within the Book of Mormon are heavily laced with chiastic phrasing: and may have been an attempt by the author to imitate the chiastic writings in the Holy Scriptures.
		A Mormon [in first printing: "woman"] preacher appointed a meeting there and in the meeting read and repeated copious extracts from the 'Book of Mormon.' The historical part was immediately recognized by all the older inhabitants, as the identical work of Mr.
		Mormon's writings, called the "Book of Mormon," were compared with his abridgment of the wars in the Book of Alma, his chapters on Christian theology (also found in the Book of Alma) and his abridgement of 3 Nephi.
	sidneyrigdon.com /vern/vernP2.htm (6891 words)

	The Mormon Church
		Mormons ask court to silence preacher who believes their church is a cult
		Mormons are taught to leave theory of evolution to science
		Book of Mormon to be published commercially for first time
	www.rickross.com /groups/mormon.html (858 words)

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