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Response to Studies of the Book of Mormon

A FAIR Analysis of: Studies of the Book of Mormon, a work by author: B.H. Roberts, edited by Brigham D. Madsen

Studies of the Book of Mormon by B.H. Roberts

Summary: The content of this book is not written by a critic, but its purpose and audience are often misrepresented by critics in an effort to make it appear that Roberts lost his testimony of the Book of Mormon.

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• Response to hypotheses made in "Book of Mormon Difficulties: A Study"
• Response to hypotheses made in "A Book of Mormon Study"
• Response to hypotheses made in "A Parallel"
• About this work

Response to hypotheses made in "Book of Mormon Difficulties: A Study"

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• Response to hypotheses proposed in Book of Mormon Difficulties: A Study- Linguistics
• Response to hypotheses proposed in Book of Mormon Difficulties: A Study- Animals, metal, grains and textiles
• Response to Book of Mormon Difficulties: A Study- Origin of Native American Races and Their Culture

Response to hypotheses made in "A Book of Mormon Study"

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• Response to "Literature Available to Joseph Smith as a Ground Plan for the Book of Mormon"
• Response to "Ethan Smith and View of the Hebrews"
• Response to "View of the Hebrews as ground plan"

Response to hypotheses made in "A Parallel"

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• Response to hypothesis: 323 - Book of Mormon revealed to Joseph Smith on September 22, 1823. View of the Hebrews published (1st edition) 1823
• Response to hypothesis: 343-324 - some Mormons "ignorantly" claim that "the Book of Mormon was the first to represent the American Indians as descendants of the Hebrews"
• Response to hypothesis: 324-326 - View of the Hebrews tells of "an old Indian" who stated that there was a "book which they had for a long time preserved"
• Response to hypothesis: 327-328 - View of the Hebrews mentions the Urim and Thummim

About this work

Studies of the Book of Mormon is an unusual critical work. The manuscripts comprising this book were written by B.H. Roberts. Roberts approached the Book of Mormon from the perspective of a critic in order to identify possible approaches that future critics might take against the book. In cataloging the claims made in this book, it should be noted that B.H. Roberts continued to testify of his belief in the Book of Mormon until the end of his life. In addition, a number of claims are now no longer relevant based upon current knowledge.