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+ | Critics have argued that "Timothy" is an unlikely Nephite name, since it is of Greek origin. | ||
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+ | Hugh Nibley pointed out: | ||
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+ | :[R]emember...that in Lehi's day Palestine was swarming with Greeks, important Greeks. Remember, it was Egyptian territory [prior to being seized by Babylon] at that time and Egyptian culture. The Egyptian army, Necho's army, was almost entirely Greek mercenaries. We have inscriptions from that very time up the Nile at Aswan-inscriptions from the mercenaries of the Egyptian army, and they're all in Greek. So Greek was very common, and especially the name Timotheus.{{ref|tim1}} | ||
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+ | ''Compare:'' [[Book_of_Mormon_anachronisms:Names#Lachoneus|Lachoneus]] | ||
+ | It would thus not be at all surprising for Lehites or Mulekites to be familiar with the name "Timothy" (or a derivative), or even for a "Timothy" to have accompanied Mulek's party of immigrants. | ||
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Critics have argued that "Timothy" is an unlikely Nephite name, since it is of Greek origin.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]
Hugh Nibley pointed out:
Compare: Lachoneus
It would thus not be at all surprising for Lehites or Mulekites to be familiar with the name "Timothy" (or a derivative), or even for a "Timothy" to have accompanied Mulek's party of immigrants.
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