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- ...of articles in the January 1968 edition which ran for months. Nibley was not hesitant in explaining what was on the papyri in the Church's possession. ...nts from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the fragments having been recently translated and discussed by no less a scholar than Professor John A. Wilson."'' (p. 5711 KB (1,667 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...rica. Not one city has ever been found. Not one crumb, not one remain, and yet in the Bible multitudes of cities have been found just as the Bible said." ...mon timeframe and these cities were in fact filled with people. Whether or not Book of Mormon people lived in a particular city is debatable and has been29 KB (4,776 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...ives, misquote sources, argue from circumstantial evidence—or better yet—argue from no evidence....'' ...face as an Egyptologist. He betrays no knowledge of any foreign language, yet offers to guide us through Egyptian, "a unique area of study that is extrem9 KB (1,516 words) - 14:12, 13 April 2024
- ...concept of a "rapture" is not universally accepted among Christians and is not understood by many, it is appropriate to start by first defining the term.< ...word harpazo which is found in {{b|1|Thessalonians|4|17}}. ''Harpazo'' is translated in English as "caught up." The term rapture as it is used by orthodox Prote12 KB (2,015 words) - 23:11, 1 May 2024
- ...Father; and who delivers a law suited both for slaves and those who are as yet undisciplined; and gives fitting precepts to those that are free, and have13 KB (1,965 words) - 00:53, 27 April 2024
- #Oliver Cowdery did not see the plates as Joseph worked with them. #For much of the translation of the extant Book of Mormon text, Joseph did not have the plates in front of him—they were often hidden outside the home d20 KB (3,176 words) - 04:57, 16 May 2024
- Anachronisms in the Book of Abraham may not be everything that critics think they are. It may simply indicate that the # Deny that the anachronism exists and assert that, although it has not yet been attested in an extant source, the posited characteristic does indeed d4 KB (696 words) - 15:40, 13 April 2024
- ...astus Hurlbut ("Doctor" was his first name, not a title).<ref>"Doctor" was not a title—It was Hurlbut's actual given name.</ref> Hurlbut had been ex ...ph's contemporaries attesting to his good character—These people did not sign sworn affidavits, but their accounts are recorded in their journals an48 KB (7,963 words) - 22:58, 19 May 2024
- ...y citizen from the place, to the sacrifice of every thing which they could not take with them. ...t you, brethren, to remember Haman and Mordecai, you know that Haman could not be satisfied, so long as he saw Mordecai, at the kings gate, consequently h66 KB (11,467 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...it is, and it is wisdom that it should be so, because the Holy Spirit does not dwell in unholy temples, nor angels reveal the great work of God to hypocri ...e called in ancient times, because they always knew so much that God could not teach them; and a man that would listen to the voice of the Lord and follow69 KB (12,223 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ==The phrase "temporal existence" of the earth does not include the creative and preparatory period== ...swers on the Book of Revelation"] states that the seven thousand years "do not include the period of our planet's creation and preparation as a dwelling p31 KB (5,236 words) - 16:47, 1 June 2024
- ...onant with, or identical to Book of Mormon names. On page 79 alone appear not only the three eldest male members of the leading Book of Mormon family (Le ...marily in 2 Nephi). Names which I place in LARGE & SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS, (not followed by comparison names in parentheses) are identical to names in the26 KB (3,526 words) - 15:15, 13 April 2024
- ...own mettle among God's elect when he mastered the use of magic stones and 'translated' the Book of Mormon" |L24=Response to claim: 12 - Yet again the author mentions "elopement," when he notes that the Book of Mormo58 KB (8,618 words) - 14:14, 13 April 2024
- ...ze that money-digging was only earning him $14 a month, and that this was "not nearly enough to support a family"? ...56, 508n63-65 (HB) - Did Emma Smith and David Whitmer confirm that Joseph translated using his seer stone in a hat?27 KB (4,316 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- |L14=Response to claim: 111 - "This is not to suggest that Smith necessarily visited the library" |L16=Response to claim: 110 – 111 n. 150—Joseph "translated some of the hieroglyphics by means of his white seer stone to produce 'an a49 KB (7,263 words) - 01:04, 31 May 2024
- ...e"|Response to claim: 184 - "It is interesting to observe that Smith could not have been too much moved by the heavenly vision, for he shortly took up onc ...exercised great care to ferret out all the historical and factual blunders not readily explainable in the writings of Smith"]]118 KB (18,356 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." ({{b|1|Corinthians|3|14-15}}) ...hin at least three different "heavens" or "degrees of glory." This fact is not, however, made explicit in the Bible, so it is understandable that the Chri45 KB (7,411 words) - 15:12, 28 April 2024
- Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Becoming Gods/Use of sources/Madsen-B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon...to Book of Mormon historicity] involved a misreading or misrepresentation. Yet he also allowed that his own answers to certain anachronisms in the book we ...ich may be produced against it. I am taking the position that our faith is not only unshaken but unshakeable in the Book of Mormon, and therefore we can l4 KB (751 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- ...ctrine of much of Christendom, but to say they regarded it as "satanic" is not supported by these quotations. None of these citations are fairly represented. ONUG does not indicate ''which'' quotes on these pages are being referred to, so we have19 KB (3,188 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- ...ems) makes it clear that federal prosecutors are the most responsible for not bringing the perpetrators to justice== ...federal prosecutors —not Brigham Young!—-are the most responsible for not bringing the perpetrators to justice.<ref>This section is derived, with per80 KB (12,856 words) - 18:54, 31 May 2024