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Joseph Smith/Translator
Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that Joseph Smith claimed to translate other texts or items, which can be checked against modern academic translations. They claim that this "cross-checking" proves that Joseph could not have translated the Book of Mormon or other ancient texts.
Source(s) of the Criticism
- Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945), 290. ( Index of claims )
- Grant H. Palmer, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) 34–35. ( Index of claims )
Answer
Book of Abraham
See main article in FAIR Wiki: Book of Abraham
Kinderhook plates
See main article in FAIR wiki: Kinderhook Plates