This contains the complete text of the 1981 edition, but with more modern text formatting. The 1st rule of book of mormon evidence there is no evidence. Oct 16, 2014 5 there are still other articles that suggest that j. Hunt, contains many parallels to the book of mormon. It took smith less than 3 months to translate the writings and publish it into a 588 volume. Following is a comparison of the way the words appear in the book of revelation and the way they are found in the book of mormon. Numerous commentators on mormon history, from lds church general authority b. The book of mormon false testament learn the bible. As a preacher i spend a great deal of time reading, studying and memorizing the bible, therefore i. There are other parallels between the book of mormon and the westminster confession which we do not have room to include here one book which we feel may have had an influence on the book of mormon is josiah priests the wonders of nature and providence displayed, published in 1825 at albany, new york. You say that the book of mormon was written for our day. Dear mormons, you dont know the book of mormon is true. The book of mormon has more in common with other books books that were published after the book of mormon and therefore couldnt have been a source of inspiration than it does with late war.
I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end rev. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. Jan 11, 2014 in october 20, the authors conducted a data analysis comparing the book of mormon to over 100,000 books from the pre1830s era. The late war uses words or phrases that also appear in the book. This book was available in joseph smiths neighborhood prior to the time the book of mormon. Book of mormon and view of the hebrews parallels life after. Chris johnson, duane johnson, in a comparison of the book of mormon and the late war between the united states and great britain,propose a number of. Did i miss the chapters about global warming, polygamy in this life and the next oh yeahit was forbidden, gay people trying their hardest to be active latterday saints, heavenly mother, the president packercondemned movement of feminism, or coping with the church building a 1. The book of mormon is written in pseudobiblical, 19 th century language.
View of the hebrews is an 1823 book written by ethan smith, a congregationalist minister in vermont, who argued that native americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of israel, a relatively common view during the early nineteenth century. Late war shares 70 phrases that are 49 words long with the book of mormon, but shares 382 with american revolution. Oct 14, 2019 a comparison of the book of mormon and a book called the late war between the united states and great britain. Documentation on the 4gram study conducted in 20 connecting the book of mormon and the late war 1.
The book of mormon plays almost entirely to the common rhetoric of the 1800s. Chris johnson, duane johnson, in a comparison of the book of mormon and the late war between the united states and great britain, propose a number of parallel sentence structures between gilbert hunts book the late war and the book of mormon. Out of the top matches, we discovered a book called the late war between the united states and great britain, a scriptural style account of the war of 1812 published in new york in 1816. This web page outlines very clearly and simply just how phenomenally unlikely it is that so many common rare phrases and themes could be found between these books without the late war having had some influence on the book of mormon. The book of mormon is often called the keystone of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints otherwise known as the mormon church. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Hunt, the late war, between the united states and great britain, from june 1812, to february 1815 1816. The 1st rule of book of mormon evidence there is no.
In recent years, another theory for the origins of the book of mormon has emerged. The book of nullification, published the same year as the book of mormon, can be neither a source for, nor a derivative of the book of mormon. Kingmen, chiasmus, and many more elements found in the book of mormon appear in a book called the late war published in 1811. Do the late war and the book of mormon describe their battle casualties in a similar way. The late war between the united states and great britain. The american flag is essentially the equivalent to the title of liberty found in the book of mormon. New computer study purports to detect literary influences. New developments in the investigation into the origins of the book of mormon.
The late war and the book of mormon look exactly like you would expect two books with similar themes coming out of early 19th century frontier america. An atheists response to the first 31 pages of the book of. As a preacher i spend a great deal of time reading, studying and memorizing the bible, therefore i am very familiar with scripture. In addition, the two books use very similar language while detailing shared events and themes such as battles at forts and rivers, weapons of. I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end 3 nephi 9. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ.
Using a uniform match score based on a sizeindependent matching scale, hunts the late war page 330 transmitted textual influence to the book of nullification is highest 0. Jan 18, 2016 the late war, the book of mormon, and rare ngrams. The parallels and similarities to the book of mormon are astounding. Meredith ray sheets and kendal sheets, the book of mormon. As far as critique goes, if one was to compare anything to the book of mormon this would be the book, perhaps the most literal matches. Setting up flags in war, however, is commonly referenced in the bible. Debunking the connection between the late war and the. Was the late war against the united states a source for the book. For comparison purposes, we chose an arbitrary book from joseph smiths time, pride and prejudice, and compared it. You should read some of the crazy stuff martin harris testified of other than the book of mormon. A comparison of the book of mormon and the late war. The late war against the book of mormon the interpreter.
Book of mormon and late war comparison mormonleaks. Joseph smith most likely grew up reading a school book called the late war by gilbert j. Of course the righteous army triumphs over the more wicked foe and of course they are in greater number. For comparison purposes, we chose an arbitrary book from joseph smiths time, pride and prejudice, and compared it to the book of mormon. After comparing the book of mormon to over 5,000 books, they identified a few with similarities. The rediscovery of the late war by gilbert hunt recently as a possible source for understanding the language, style, and narrative content of. To put this into perspective, we found that the late war contained more rare 4gram connections to the book of mormon than 99. In october 20, the authors conducted a data analysis comparing the book of mormon to over 100,000 books from the pre1830s era. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. Mcguire, benjamin l the late war against the book of mormon. Is decrypting the genetic legacy of americas indigenous populations key to the historicity of the book of mormon. The latter is a history of the war of 1812 deliberately written in a scriptural style. The book of mormon does not talk of weapons of war of curious workmanship.
Does the book of mormon phrase curious workmanship. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsthe late war fair. Oct 06, 2018 the late war between the united states and great britain. What the book of mormon tells us about itself, salt lake city. For a sidebyside comparison between the two volumes and added contextual information a comparison of the book of mormon and the late war. Did joseph smith steal from the late war to write the book of. The book of mormon contains 202,830 unique fourword locutions compared with the late war containing 51,221. Book of mormon and view of the hebrews parallels life. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The bible the bible was originally written languages of the people composing it. An assumption is being made that joseph smith must have read gilbert hunts the late war in the absence of any evidence to support it. A work contemporaneous with the book of mormon, called the late war between the united states and great britain by g. Joseph smith american prophet 18051830, salt lake city.
There is no credible evidence that joseph smith read any of the books. Oct 30, 20 the rediscovery of the late war by gilbert hunt recently as a possible source for understanding the language, style, and narrative content of the book of mormon has already elicited a considerable. Roberts was asked by church leaders to compare view of the hebrews and the book of mormon, he produced a confidential report, later published as studies of the book of mormon, that noted eighteen points of similarity. And as in the book of mormon, nearmiraculous differences can occur between casualty numbers of the wicked vs. The olive leaf foundation 2017 a new approach to studying the book of mormon. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. While reading the book of mormon, this socalled other testament of jesus christ, i noticed something very eyeopening, something that gives away the true nature and origin of this book. Book of mormon stylometry in pictures and tables rational.
Debunking the connection between the late war and the book. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to latter day saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. New computer study purports to detect literary influences on. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Doesnt change the fact that the bom is a story, not a history which is in large part why this letterwriter claims it is more readable than the bible.
The late war against the book of mormon the interpreter foundation. And they did work all manner of work of exceedingly curious workmanship. He used the ministers book as proof in 1842 to further his claim that the lost ten tribes of israel had migrated over the behring strait to build a new life on the american continent. The book of mormon was consciously styled in the language of the late war but was not dependent on it for literary content. Jul 26, 2019 both the late war and the book of mormon refer to armies flocking to banners or standards late war 6. Book of mormon plagiarism theories and the late war.
Did you know that people in josephs time were worried about masons infiltrating the government. So if the late war is removed from the list of potential sources. Essentially the argument against the book of mormon goes something like this. Comparison of the late war and the book of mormon html 1 1 0 0 updated mar 5, 2018. Despite this, the book of nullification is nearly twice as similar to the book of mormon as the book of mormon is to the late war.
The late war against the book of mormon book of mormon. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. The book of mormon has no claim to validity due to its lack of incorporation into the biblical cannon. An atheists response to the first 31 pages of the book of mormon. Oct 27, 20 the internets been abuzz with hype this week about a new computer study by duane and chris johnson which purports to identify four literary influences on the book of mormon besides the king james bible. Joseph smiths dictated text with hundreds of corrections from royal skousens study of the original and printers manuscripts. Mar 12, 2014 the book of nullification, published the same year as the book of mormon, can be neither a source for, nor a derivative of the book of mormon. The book of mormon, the late war, and what we learned from. Fyi its mormon\, named after the book of mormon however. Articles describing naturalistic origins of the book of mormon. Why are there so many similarities in the book of mormon to the the late war between the united states. The book of mormon and the book, the late war comparison. Stylometric comparisons with the late war uncovered the presence of many many short phrases in the book of mormon that are nearly unique to early 19 th century pseudobiblical writings. This new theory posits that joseph smith most likely grew up reading a school book called the late war by gilbert j.
Fyi its mormon, named after the book of mormon however, also fyi, adherents prefer if you refer to the church as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and members of said church latterday saints or simply christians. The mormon war goodreads meet your next favorite book. Hunt and it heavily influenced his writing of the book of mormon. Joseph smith compared to authors contextualizing the claim that view of the hebrews, the late war between the united states and great britain, and the first book of napoleon are related to the text of the book of mormon reveals many weaknesses. Even its witnesses were completely immersed in folk magic and the occult.
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