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| + | * John Milton's defense of polygamy | ||
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| + | * {{CriticalWork:Smith:Nauvoo Polygamy|pages=530-531}} | ||
| + | * George D. Smith, "Strange Bedfellows: Mormon Polygamy and Baptist History," ''Free Inquiry'' 16/2 (1996): 41-45; reprinted in ''Freedom of Conscience: Baptist/Humanist Dialogue'', ed. Paul D. Simmons (Prometheus Books, 2000), 207-16, see footnote #69 at pp. 377-78. | ||
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=Pamphlets and newspapers= | =Pamphlets and newspapers= | ||
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| + | * King James Bible - of this claim, at least, we are certain. Though, whether Joseph had a Bible during the translation of the Book of Mormon is not clear. Substantial evidence suggests that he may not have. (See [[Book_of_Mormon_translation_method/Mainly_italics_altered#Option_.232:_Joseph_did_not_have_a_Bible|here]]). | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 9 January 2009
Contents
Introduction
Critics who attempt a naturalistic explanation of Joseph Smith's production of the Book of Mormon often resort to claiming that Joseph gleaned a certain idea from a book or other source in his New England environment.
There is little or no evidence of Joseph having contact with such books, but this page attempts to lay out all the books which critics have suggested were in young Joseph's "reference library."
(If you add to thist list, please include a specific record to a specific critical work. Do not simply list works "off the top of your head" or by memory. We want this to be well-documented.)
Kabbalistic texts
Magical texts
Miscellaneous=
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Pamphlets and newspapers
Religious texts
- King James Bible - of this claim, at least, we are certain. Though, whether Joseph had a Bible during the translation of the Book of Mormon is not clear. Substantial evidence suggests that he may not have. (See here).