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| + | |section=[[../../Index|Index of claims]]: Claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages" | ||
| + | |previous=[[../Chapter 11|Claims made in "Chapter 11: Patronage and Punishment"]] | ||
| + | |next=[[../Chapter 13|Claims made in "Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World"]] | ||
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| + | ===Claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages"=== | ||
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| − | *[[Kirtland Egyptian Papers]] | + | *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. |
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| − | + | *[[Book of Abraham/Joseph Smith Papyri/Kirtland Egyptian Papers]] | |
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| − | *[[Polytheism]] | + | *Joseph picked up the idea that there were plural gods when he learned in Hebrew class that Elohim was plural. |
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| + | *[[Nature of God/Polytheism]] | ||
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*Author's opinion. | *Author's opinion. | ||
*Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | *Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | ||
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| − | *[[ | + | *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. |
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| + | *[[Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations/Thomas Dick]] | ||
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*Author's opinion. | *Author's opinion. | ||
*Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | *Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | ||
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| − | *[[ | + | *Joseph developed the idea that matter was "eternal and indestructible" from Thomas Dick's work. |
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| + | *[[Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations/Thomas Dick]] | ||
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*Author's opinion. | *Author's opinion. | ||
*Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | *Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | ||
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| − | *[[ | + | *Joseph's concept of Kolob being "near the throne of God" and its control of the reckoning of time came from Thomas Dick. |
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| + | *[[Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations/Thomas Dick]] | ||
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*Author's opinion. | *Author's opinion. | ||
*Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | *Thomas Dick, ''Philosophy of a Future State''. | ||
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====173==== | ====173==== | ||
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| + | *Joseph wrote the Book of Abraham in order to justify denying the priesthood to Blacks. | ||
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*[[Blacks and the priesthood/Origin of the priesthood ban|Blacks and the priesthood—Origin of the priesthood ban]] | *[[Blacks and the priesthood/Origin of the priesthood ban|Blacks and the priesthood—Origin of the priesthood ban]] | ||
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*Author's opinion. | *Author's opinion. | ||
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| − | + | *Joseph criticized the abolitionist movement. | |
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| + | *Joseph taught that "one third of the spirits had been neutral" in Heaven. | ||
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*[[Blacks and the priesthood/Pre-existence]] | *[[Blacks and the priesthood/Pre-existence]] | ||
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*Orson Hyde, "Speech before the High Priests," Nauvoo, April 27, 1845 printed as a pamphlet by the ''Millennial Star'' office, July 1845, p. 27. | *Orson Hyde, "Speech before the High Priests," Nauvoo, April 27, 1845 printed as a pamphlet by the ''Millennial Star'' office, July 1845, p. 27. | ||
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| − | | | + | *Joseph taught that his family was directly descended from Ephraim. |
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*''History of the Church'', Vol. III, p. 380. | *''History of the Church'', Vol. III, p. 380. | ||
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| − | *[[Book of Abraham | + | *The Book of Abraham facsimiles are ordinary funeral documents. |
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| − | + | *[[Book of Abraham/Joseph Smith Papyri]] | |
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| − | *[[Reports of Drunken Behavior at the Kirtland Temple Dedication]] | + | *It was reported that some of the men were drunk during the dedication of the Kirtland Temple. |
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| + | *[[Temples/Reports of Drunken Behavior at the Kirtland Temple Dedication]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 26 January 2010
| 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" |
Claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages"
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
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 source(s) - Author's opinion.
- Thomas Dick, Philosophy of a Future State.
171
Claim
- Joseph developed the idea that matter was "eternal and indestructible" from Thomas Dick's work.
Author's source(s) - Author's opinion.
- Thomas Dick, Philosophy of a Future State.
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