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*It sounds as if the author has done some serious research here, and no source is cited for this data. It seems evident, however, that the author's research involved simply reading Jerald and Sandra Tanner's analysis (and corresponding use of italicization and ellipses) of the verses which he compares. This article shows a detailed comparison of the author's work with the Tanner's analysis. | *It sounds as if the author has done some serious research here, and no source is cited for this data. It seems evident, however, that the author's research involved simply reading Jerald and Sandra Tanner's analysis (and corresponding use of italicization and ellipses) of the verses which he compares. This article shows a detailed comparison of the author's work with the Tanner's analysis. | ||
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*Incredibly, in his zeal to provide supporting evidence for his theory that Joseph Smith consulted a King James Bible during the translation of the Book of Mormon, the author attempts to make Oliver Cowdery a "silent witness" for the prosecution by implying that he ''neglected to mention it!'' | *Incredibly, in his zeal to provide supporting evidence for his theory that Joseph Smith consulted a King James Bible during the translation of the Book of Mormon, the author attempts to make Oliver Cowdery a "silent witness" for the prosecution by implying that he ''neglected to mention it!'' | ||
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*In his attempt to show a correlation between a passage from The Golden Pot and the story of the translation of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith, the author actually ''creates the correlation himself" by adding the words "and translated" to a phrase about copying manuscripts. | *In his attempt to show a correlation between a passage from The Golden Pot and the story of the translation of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith, the author actually ''creates the correlation himself" by adding the words "and translated" to a phrase about copying manuscripts. | ||
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*The author's source actually states, "Yet, there is no evidence which directly attributes Cowdery's rod to his father." | *The author's source actually states, "Yet, there is no evidence which directly attributes Cowdery's rod to his father." | ||
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*We know of the three and eight witnesses of the gold plates. The problem here is that the author has created an entire new class of "witnesses" based upon third-hand accounts. | *We know of the three and eight witnesses of the gold plates. The problem here is that the author has created an entire new class of "witnesses" based upon third-hand accounts. | ||
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Index of Claims | A FAIR Analysis of: An Insider's View of Mormon Origins, a work by author: Grant Palmer
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Oliver was Joseph's main scribe day after day and perhaps the only one who really knew if a Bible was consulted. Oliver is silent on the matter. In fact, a Bible would have been needed only when quoting long passages; so again, Cowdery may be the only witness who knew about this, and he neglected to mention it. (emphasis added)
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Far removed from our own modern empiricism, the world view of the witnesses is difficult for us to grasp. The gold plates they saw and handled disappeared when placed on Cumorah's ground.[54] The witnesses believed that a toad hiding in the stone box became an apparition that struck Joseph on the head.[55] (emphasis added)
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