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Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Biblical/Jeremiah in prison
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Criticism
Critics claim that Nephi's mention of Jeremiah being put into prison (1 Nephi 7꞉14) is anachronistic, since Jeremiah would not have been in prison when Lehi left Jerusalem.
Source(s) of the Criticism
Response
Jeremiah was twice put into prison at least twice during Zedekiah's reign: once soon after Zedekiah ascended the throne (see Jeremiah 37:1,15.
Jeremiah was released at some point, and again able to preach. He was later put into prison again. (See Jeremiah 38:1-6,13,28.)
The book of Jeremiah is not in strict chronological order; care must be taken with each event to be certain that we understand the proper timing for a given account.
Conclusion
Jeremiah was imprisoned on more than one occasion; the Biblical account and the Book of Mormon account are not in contradiction.
Endnotes
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
FAIR web site
External links
- John A. Tvedtnes, "Book of Mormon Research: Jeremiah in Prison?," bookofmormonresearch.org (accessed 22 January 2009). off-site (Key source)