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| − | Critics | + | Critics claim that Joseph Smith wrote the ''Book of Mormon'' to explain local legends associated with the "Moundbuilders" of the Eastern United States. |
===Source(s) of the criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the criticism=== | ||
| − | * Fawn M. Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York | + | *Fawn M. Brodie, [[No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith|''No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith'']] (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945), Chapter 3. |
==Response== | ==Response== | ||
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Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Mormon to explain local legends associated with the "Moundbuilders" of the Eastern United States.
Source(s) of the criticism
- Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945), Chapter 3.
Response
Conclusion
Endnotes
None
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide:
External links
Printed material
David A. Palmer, In Search of Cumorah (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon, 1981),82 ISBN 0882907832