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Joseph Smith/Other translation claims
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Third party translation claims
Summary: Joseph Smith is claimed by others to have translated certain documents for which an actual translation was never produced.
Joseph Smith and the Greek psalter
Summary: It is claimed that an ancient text of Greek psalms (a "psalter") was misidentified by Joseph Smith as a containing "reformed Egyptian" hieroglyphics.Jump to Subtopic:
Kinderhook Plates
Summary: Given the evidence that the Kinderhook plates were fraudulent, how can one explain the following things: Why did William Clayton claim that Joseph Smith had translated a portion of the plates? Where did the translation described by Clayton come from if the plates were actually fake? By what means did Joseph attempt to translate the plates?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: What are the Kinderhook Plates?
- Question: Why does History of the Church say that Joseph Smith said "I have translated a portion of them..."?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith attempt to translate the Kinderhook Plates?
- Question: Did Joseph attempt to translate the Kinderhook Plates using the "gift and power of God?"
- Question: What does Joseph's attempt to translate the Kinderhook Plates tell us about his "gift of translation?"
- Question: Why is the statement in History of the Church written as if Joseph said it?