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The FARMS Review 16/1 (2004)
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"Secret Combinations": A Legal Analysis
Title
"Secret Combinations": A Legal Analysis
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Authors
Oman, Nathan B. (Primary)
Journal
FARMS Review
Pagination
49-73
Volume
16
Issue
1
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Abstract
This article addresses the belief that the account of secret combinations in the Book of Mormon is a satire on Masonry. Many scholars claim that the term secret combinations was exclusively used in the 1820s to refer to Masonry. However, Nathan Oman points out that this term was also used in legal situations to refer to criminal conspiracies.
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Subject Keywords
Early Church History
Secret Combinations
Anti-Mason
Criticism
Masonry
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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