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| + | #REDIRECT [[Temples in the Book of Mormon]] |
| − | ==Criticism==
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| − | Critics attack the presence of an Israelite temple built by the Nephites. They do so on one or more of the following grounds:
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| − | * they claim that Israelites considered the Jerusalem temple the sole legitimate site of worship, and so would not have reproduced it.
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| − | * they claim that the Nephite population would have been too small to match the work required to built a temple "like unto Solomon's temple" ({{s|2|Nephi|5|16}}).
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| − | * they claim that the sacrifices and rituals as presented are not consistent with Jewish ritual
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| − | ===Source(s) of the Criticism===
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| − | ''No temple besides Jerusalem:''
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| − | *{{nw}}
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| − | ''Not enough people:''
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| − | *John Ankerberg and John Weldon, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism'' (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 322.
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| − | *Latayne Colvett Scott, ''The Mormon mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church'' (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 83.
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| − | ''Ritual problems''
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| − | *{{nw}}
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| − | ==Response==
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| − | ===Only one temple?===
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| − | ''info''
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| − | ===Not enough people?===
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| − | ===Jewish ritual===
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| − | ==Conclusion==
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| − | A summary of the argument against the criticism.
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| − | {{Book of Mormon anachronisms}}
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| − | ===FAIR web site===
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| − | *FAIR Topical Guide:
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| − | ===External links===
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| − | * "Sacrifices and Burnt Offerings in the Book of Mormon," (Provo, Utah: FARMS). {{link|url=http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=transcripts&id=131}}
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| − | *{{FR-6-0-1}}
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| − | *{{FR-18-1-3}}
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| − | ===Printed material===
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| − | *Daniel C. Peterson, "Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate," in ''Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins'' (chapter 6), edited by Noel B. Reynolds, (Provo: FARMS, 1997). {{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc%5fid=264962}}
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| − | *{{reexploring|author=John L. Sorenson|article=Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5–10|start=66|end=68}}{{GL1|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=296810}}
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