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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 63 (2025)
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Looking Again at the Anthon Transcript(s)
Title
Looking Again at the Anthon Transcript(s)
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2025
Authors
Thompson, John S. (Primary)
Journal
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Pagination
353–366
Volume
63
Publisher
The Interpreter Foundation
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Abstract
The official account of Martin Harris’s visit to Charles Anthon, canonized in the Pearl of Great Price, suggests that Anthon may have been shown more than one transcript by Harris. The differing responses of Anthon to each of these transcripts may shed light on the kinds of characters he was shown and provide additional perspectives that can help clarify a little more what is happening in the historical sources.
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Subject Keywords
Anthon Transcript
Anthon, Charles
Caractors Document
Harris, Martin
Book of Mormon Translation
Latter-day Saint History (1820–1846)
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