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Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?
Title
Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2010
Authors
Tvedtnes, John A. (Primary)
Journal
FARMS Review
Pagination
261-275
Volume
22
Issue
1
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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
The FARMS Review 22/1 (2010)
Subject Keywords
Early Church History
Translation
Revelation
Plagiarism
Old Testament
Quotation
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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