Joseph Smith/Translator

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Questions

== Critics claim that Joseph Smith claimed to translate other texts or items, which can be checked against modern academic translations. They claim that this "cross-checking" proves that Joseph could not have translated the Book of Mormon or other ancient texts.

Book of Abraham

Main article: Book of Abraham

Greek psalter

Critics claim that an ancient text of Greek psalms (a "psalter") was misidentified by Joseph Smith as a containing Reformed Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Kinderhook plates

Main article: Kinderhook Plates