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Contents
- 1 Response to claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages"
- 1.3 Claim
- Joseph picked up the idea that there were plural gods when he learned in Hebrew class that Elohim was plural.
- 1.3.1 171 - Joseph developed the concept in the Book of Abraham that the earth was organized out of existing matter from Thomas Dick's Philosophy of a Future State
- 1.3.2 The author(s) of No Man Knows My History make(s) the following claim:
- Joseph's concept of Kolob being "near the throne of God" and its control of the reckoning of time came from Thomas Dick.
- Joseph wrote the Book of Abraham in order to justify denying the priesthood to Blacks.
- Joseph criticized the abolitionist movement.
- Joseph taught that "one third of the spirits had been neutral" in Heaven.
- Joseph taught that his family was directly descended from Ephraim.
- The Book of Abraham facsimiles are ordinary funeral documents.
- It was reported that some of the men were drunk during the dedication of the Kirtland Temple.
Response to claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages"
| Claims made in "Chapter 11: Patronage and Punishment" | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Fawn Brodie
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Claims made in "Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World" |
170
Claim
- Joseph did not originally intend to translate the papyri "by inspiration as in the past," and instead attempted to formulate an Egyptian alphabet and grammar.
Response171
Claim
- Joseph picked up the idea that there were plural gods when he learned in Hebrew class that Elohim was plural.
Author's source(s) - Author's opinion.
- Thomas Dick, Philosophy of a Future State.
171 - Joseph developed the concept in the Book of Abraham that the earth was organized out of existing matter from Thomas Dick's Philosophy of a Future State
The author(s) of No Man Knows My History make(s) the following claim:
Joseph developed the concept in the Book of Abraham that the earth was organized out of existing matter from Thomas Dick's Philosophy of a Future State.Author's sources:
- Author's opinion.
- Thomas Dick, Philosophy of a Future State.
FAIR's Response
Thomas Dick’s The Philosophy of a Future State
Jump to details:
- Could Joseph Smith's theology as described in the Book of Abraham have been influenced by Thomas Dick's book The Philosophy of a Future State?
- How do the theological concepts of Joseph Smith actually compare to those of Thomas Dick?
171 - Joseph developed the idea that matter was "eternal and indestructible" from Thomas Dick's work
The author(s) of No Man Knows My History make(s) the following claim:
Joseph developed the idea that matter was "eternal and indestructible" from Thomas Dick's work.Author's sources:
- Author's opinion.
- Thomas Dick, Philosophy of a Future State.
FAIR's Response
Thomas Dick’s The Philosophy of a Future State
Jump to details:
- Could Joseph Smith's theology as described in the Book of Abraham have been influenced by Thomas Dick's book The Philosophy of a Future State?
- How do the theological concepts of Joseph Smith actually compare to those of Thomas Dick?
172
Claim
- Joseph's concept of Kolob being "near the throne of God" and its control of the reckoning of time came from Thomas Dick.
Author's source(s) - Author's opinion.
- Thomas Dick, Philosophy of a Future State.
173
Claim
- Joseph wrote the Book of Abraham in order to justify denying the priesthood to Blacks.
Author's source(s) - Author's opinion.
173
Claim
- Joseph criticized the abolitionist movement.
ResponseFAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources
174
Claim
- Joseph taught that "one third of the spirits had been neutral" in Heaven.
Author's source(s) - Orson Hyde, "Speech before the High Priests," Nauvoo, April 27, 1845 printed as a pamphlet by the Millennial Star office, July 1845, p. 27.
174
Claim
- Joseph taught that his family was directly descended from Ephraim.
Author's source(s) - History of the Church, Vol. III, p. 380.
FAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources