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Conference Talks: “A theory! A theory! We have already got a theory, and there cannot be any more theories!”

Conference Talks: “A theory! A theory! We have already got a theory, and there cannot be any more theories!”

Update: 2023-05-31
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Three common views regarding the translation of the Book of Mormon, still held by some, can be summarized as follows: (1) as Joseph Smith translated, ideas came to his mind and he expressed those ideas in his own language and phraseology; (2) as a result, the original English language of the Book of Mormon is based on Joseph’s upstate New York dialect, intermixed with his own style of biblical English; and (3) the Book of Mormon deals with the religious and political issues of Joseph’s own time. In this paper I will draw upon the work of the Book of Mormon critical text project to argue that all of these views are essentially misguided and are based on a firm determination to hold to preconceived notions, no matter what the evidence.





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2015 Exploring the Complexities in the English Language of the Book of MormonSaturday, March 14, 2015https://interpreterfoundation.org/conferences/2015-exploring-the-complexities-in-the-english-language-of-the-book-of-mormon/





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Conference Talks: “A theory! A theory! We have already got a theory, and there cannot be any more theories!”

Conference Talks: “A theory! A theory! We have already got a theory, and there cannot be any more theories!”

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