Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?

Title

Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2010

Authors

Journal

FARMS Review

Pagination

261-275

Volume

22

Issue

1

Abstract

Joseph Smith has been charged with plagiarism in the Book of Mormon and his own revelations, largely because of lengthy biblical quotations (which, in each instance, have been credited to the Old Testament prophet whose words are being cited). Numerous examples in the Old Testament show that prophets freely borrowed verbiage from another. In the nineteenth century, newspapers reprinted material, often without attribution.

Table of Contents

Subject Keywords

Early Church History
Translation
Revelation
Plagiarism
Old Testament
Quotation
Smith, Joseph, Jr.

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