The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon

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Criticism

Critics claim that the Apocrypha was used as a source for the Book of Mormon.

Source(s) of the criticism

• Grant H. Palmer, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) 55. ( Index of claims )
• Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changing World of Mormonism (Moody Press, 1979), 114.( Index of claims )

Response

The following claims are made:

• That Joseph Smith created the story of Nephi and Laban by plagiarizing concepts and phrases from the story of Judith and Holofernes in the Apocrypha.
• That Joseph Smith copied the name "Nephi" from the Apocrypha.

The story of Judith

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The name "Nephi"

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Conclusion

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Endnotes

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Further reading

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• FAIR Topical Guide: