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Book of Mormon/Authorship theories/Epilepsy
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Contents
Criticism
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Mormon while under the influence of an "epileptic fit," thus perpetuating a fraud without knowing it.
Source(s) of the Criticism
- I. Wiley Woodbridge, The Founder of Mormonism (New York, 1902).
Response
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
Template:BofM authorship theories
FAIR web site
External links
Printed material
- B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," New Witnesses for God, Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, 347–406.GospeLink