Book of Mormon Authorship
New Light on Ancient Origins
Charles D. Tate
Since 1830, millions of people have read the Book of Mormon and become convinced that Joseph Smith’s account of its ancient origins is correct. Others, however, assume that the book must be a fraud. The Book of Mormon describes peoples, cultures, history, and lands largely unknown to the 19th-century world. But today we enjoy a relative wealth of information about those times and peoples, providing a background against which the Book of Mormon’s claims of ancient origin can be tested. This volume brings together a collection of initial efforts to mount such tests. Although first published in 1982, these nine essays have not been outdated or refuted by subsequent studies. The evidence and conclusions they put forward are just as persuasive today as when they were first published.
Table of Contents
Preface to the 1996 Reprint Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
B. H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon
Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon
Nephi's Outline
The Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book
Two Shots in the Dark
Through the Arabian Desert to a Bountiful Land: Could Joseph Smith Have Known the Way?
Who Wrote the Book of Mormon? An Analysis of Wordprints
The Book of Mormon and the American Revolution
The Credibility of the Book of Mormon Translators
Publication Information
Subject: Book of Mormon
Publication Year: 1996
Language: English
Edition: 2
ISBN 13: 884944697
Page Count: 256
Price: $ 10.95
Imprint: FARMS