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Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations
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Contents
[hide]Criticism
Critics look to numerous contemporary sources to explain how Joseph Smith was able to produce the Book of Abraham.
Source(s) of the criticism
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- Grant H. Palmer, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) 17—24. ( Index of claims )
Response
The following contemporary sources are claimed by various critics to be sources for the Book of Abraham.
- Genesis
- Josephus
- Philosophy of a Future State by Thomas Dick
Conclusion
Endnotes
None
Further reading
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