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| − | ==Criticism==
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| − | Critics maintain that Book of Mormon phrases or language is too "modern" to be of ancient origin.
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| − | ==Response==
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| − | * {{SeeAlso|Book_of_Mormon_plagiarized_from_the_Bible|l1=Book of Mormon plagiarized from the Bible?|l2=Specific examples from Tanners|Book_of_Mormon/Anachronisms/New_Testament_text/Specific_examples|Book_of_Mormon_translation_method/Mainly_italics_altered|l3=Mainly italics altered?|Book_of_Mormon/Anachronisms/%22Adieu%22}|l4=Adieu|Book_of_Mormon/Anachronisms/Greek_words|l5=Greek words|Book_of_Mormon/Anachronisms/Translation_Errors_from_the_KJV|l6=KJV translation "errors"}}
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| − | The Book of Mormon is a ''translation''. As such, it may well use phrases or expressions that have no exact ancient counterpart. Modern Bible translations use similar expressions or phrases, and yet remain translations of ancient documents.
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| − | Only if we presume that the Book of Mormon is a fraud at the outset is this proof of anything. If we assume that it is a translation, then the use of (say) 19th-century language tells us merely that Joseph translated it in the 19th century.
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| − | ==Endnotes==
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| − | ''None''
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | {{Book of Mormon anachronisms}}
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| − | ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| − | ===FAIR web site===
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