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Reformed Egyptian and the Book of Mormon
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Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that
- there is no evidence in Egyptology of something called "Reformed Egyptian," and that the Book of Mormon's claim to have been written in this language is suspect.
- Jews or Israelites (like the Nephites) would not have used the language of their slave period—Egyptian—to write sacred records.
Source(s) of the Criticism
- John Ankerberg and John Weldon, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 294-5.
- Latayne Colvett Scott, The Mormon Mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979),63-4.
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changing World of Mormonism (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), 141-5.
- Kurt Van Gorden, Mormonism, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995), 8, footnote 7.
Response
The response should be brief and summary in nature.
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
Reformed Egyptian and the Book of Mormon
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide: Reformed Egyptian
External links
- Ariel Crowley, "The Anthon Transcript," Improvement Era, 45:1 (January 1842) and 45:2 (February 1942), 45:3 (March 1942). [1]
- John L. Sorenson, "Digging into the Book of Mormon: Our Changing Understanding of Ancient America and Its Scripture, Part 2," Ensign (October 1984): 17.[2]
Printed material
- William J. Hamblin, "Reformed Egyptian" (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1995).
- Carl H. Jones, "The 'Anthon Transcript' and Two Mesoamerican Cylinder Seals," Newsletter and Proceedings of the Society for Early Historical Archaeology, no. 122, September 1970, 1-8.