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Joseph couldn't translate Egyptian. At that time, nobody could translate Egyptian. Joseph was able to receive the text of the Book of Abraham in the same manner that he did for the Book of Mormon, by revelation. | Joseph couldn't translate Egyptian. At that time, nobody could translate Egyptian. Joseph was able to receive the text of the Book of Abraham in the same manner that he did for the Book of Mormon, by revelation. | ||
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+ | Some critics believe that Joseph claimed to know Egyptian because of an 1844 publication entitled "Appeal to the Freemen of the State of Vermont, the 'Brave Green Mountain Boys,' and Honest Men" that was purportedly written by him and in which an appeal to the GAEL is made to provide a translation for an Egyptian-sounding phrase. However, this publication was ghostwritten by W.W. Phelps acting as Joseph Smith. This has been well-documented by Samuel Brown.<ref> Samuel Brown, "The Translator and the Ghost Writer: Joseph Smith and W.W. Phelps" {{link|url=http://ssrn.com/abstract=1107013}}.</ref> | ||
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Question: Could Joseph Smith translate Egyptian?
At that time, nobody could translate Egyptian - the only way Joseph could translate would be through revelation
Joseph couldn't translate Egyptian. At that time, nobody could translate Egyptian. Joseph was able to receive the text of the Book of Abraham in the same manner that he did for the Book of Mormon, by revelation.
Some critics believe that Joseph claimed he knew Egyptian
Some critics believe that Joseph claimed to know Egyptian because of an 1844 publication entitled "Appeal to the Freemen of the State of Vermont, the 'Brave Green Mountain Boys,' and Honest Men" that was purportedly written by him and in which an appeal to the GAEL is made to provide a translation for an Egyptian-sounding phrase. However, this publication was ghostwritten by W.W. Phelps acting as Joseph Smith. This has been well-documented by Samuel Brown.[1]
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