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==Criticism==
 
==Criticism==
 
In [http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/15/31#31 Ether 15:31], a final showdown occurs between two warriors, Shiz and Coriantumr.  Coriantumr "smote off the head of Shiz...[and] after he had smitten off the head...Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died."
 
In [http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/15/31#31 Ether 15:31], a final showdown occurs between two warriors, Shiz and Coriantumr.  Coriantumr "smote off the head of Shiz...[and] after he had smitten off the head...Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died."
Critics insist that this description is
 
 
(Book of Mormon | Ether 15:30 - 31)
 
  
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Critics insist that this would not, or could not, happen.
  
 
===Source(s) of the Criticism===
 
===Source(s) of the Criticism===
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*John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, ''Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors,'' (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 152.
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*Ed Decker, ''Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism'' (Eugene: Harvest House, 1995), 114.
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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), 90.
  
 
==Response==  
 
==Response==  
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===FAIR wiki articles===  
 
===FAIR wiki articles===  
*Links to related articles in the wiki
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{{Book of Mormon anachronisms}}
  
 
===FAIR web site===  
 
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===External links===  
 
===External links===  
*John W. Welch, in "The 'Decapitation' of Shiz," ''Insights'' (November 1994): 2.
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*John W. Welch, in "The 'Decapitation' of Shiz," ''Insights'' (November 1994): 2. [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=insights&id=33]
  
 
===Printed material===  
 
===Printed material===  
*M. Gary Hadfield, "Neuropathology and the Scriptures," ''BYU Studies'' 33:2 (1993): 313-28.
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*M. Gary Hadfield, "Neuropathology and the Scriptures," ''BYU Studies'' 33:2 (1993): 313-28. [http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=283097]

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Criticism

In Ether 15:31, a final showdown occurs between two warriors, Shiz and Coriantumr. Coriantumr "smote off the head of Shiz...[and] after he had smitten off the head...Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died."

Critics insist that this would not, or could not, happen.

Source(s) of the Criticism

  • John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors, (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 152.
  • Ed Decker, Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism (Eugene: Harvest House, 1995), 114.
  • Latayne Colvett Scott, The Mormon Mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 90.

Response

The response should be brief and summary in nature.

Conclusion

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

Further reading

FAIR wiki articles

Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Shiz struggles to breathe


FAIR web site

  • FAIR Topical Guide:

External links

  • John W. Welch, in "The 'Decapitation' of Shiz," Insights (November 1994): 2. [1]

Printed material

  • M. Gary Hadfield, "Neuropathology and the Scriptures," BYU Studies 33:2 (1993): 313-28. [2]