Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins

Title

Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins

Publication Type

Book

Year of Publication

1982

Authors

Number of Pages

244

Publisher

Religious Studies Center

City

Provo, UT

ISBN Number

0-8849-4469-7

Terms of use

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

In this volume, nine Latter-day Saint scholars each address the question of Book of Mormon authorship from a different approach. The tests of authenticity they employ rely on analytical techniques borrowed from such diverse disciplines as history, literature, statistics, and ancient Near Eastern studies. For both layman and scholar, this book makes exciting reading. While ultimate acceptance of the Book of Mormon as the word of God is and will remain a spiritual matter, the reasoned analyses, comparisons, and examinations contained in these pages add to the swelling volume of evidence that supports Joseph Smith’s account of the authorship of that book.

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