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The critics note that "These phrases are rare—meaning that they are not found in other contemporary books of Joseph's time, and that they are not found in the King James Version of the bible" <ref>Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki></ref> | The critics note that "These phrases are rare—meaning that they are not found in other contemporary books of Joseph's time, and that they are not found in the King James Version of the bible" <ref>Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki></ref> | ||
[[File:Johnson comparison late war bom about twenty and four.jpg|frame|700px|center|Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki>]] | [[File:Johnson comparison late war bom about twenty and four.jpg|frame|700px|center|Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki>]] | ||
− | ===In order to make this a "rare phrase," the critics must only look at "about" with the number twenty-four=== | + | ===In order to make this a "rare phrase," the critics must only look at the word "about" with the number twenty-four=== |
*''The Late War'' 19:11: "about twenty and four furlongs" | *''The Late War'' 19:11: "about twenty and four furlongs" | ||
*Book of Mormon, Mormon 1:3: "Therefore, when ye are about twenty and four years old" | *Book of Mormon, Mormon 1:3: "Therefore, when ye are about twenty and four years old" |
The critics note that "These phrases are rare—meaning that they are not found in other contemporary books of Joseph's time, and that they are not found in the King James Version of the bible" [1]
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