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The critics note that "These phrases are rare—meaning that they are not found in other contemporary books of Joseph's time, and that they are not found in the King James Version of the bible" <ref>Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki></ref> | The critics note that "These phrases are rare—meaning that they are not found in other contemporary books of Joseph's time, and that they are not found in the King James Version of the bible" <ref>Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki></ref> | ||
[[File:Johnson comparison late war bom hearkened unto the counsel of.jpg|frame|700px|center|Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki>]] | [[File:Johnson comparison late war bom hearkened unto the counsel of.jpg|frame|700px|center|Chris Johnson, Duane Johnson, ""A Comparison of The Book of Mormon and The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain," <nowiki>http://wordtreefoundation.github.io/thelatewar/</nowiki>]] | ||
− | ===In order to make this a "rare phrase," the critics note that "the wicked one" is synonymous with "Laman" and "evil one"=== | + | ===In order to make this a "rare phrase," the critics note that "counsel" is synonymous with "words," and "the wicked one" is synonymous with "Laman" and "evil one"=== |
*''The Late War'' 3:33-34: "he hearkened unto the counsel of the wicked one" | *''The Late War'' 3:33-34: "he hearkened unto the counsel of the wicked one" | ||
*Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 3:28: "he hearkened unto the words of Laman" | *Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 3:28: "he hearkened unto the words of Laman" |
The critics note that "These phrases are rare—meaning that they are not found in other contemporary books of Joseph's time, and that they are not found in the King James Version of the bible" [1]
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