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'''Summary:''' Joseph Smith's First Vision has attracted many critics of the Church. The accounts are said to be inconsistent with one another and many details are said to be anachronistic to individual accounts. What's more, critics have challenged the First Vision on other historical grounds and have alleged that there are theological and scriptural problems with Joseph Smith having a vision that inaugurated the Restoration. Especially former members of the Church have had problems with how former leaders of the Church have handled at least one of the accounts of the First Vision. This page collects all pages that respond to criticisms of Joseph Smith's First Vision as well as other FAIR resources for more learning. | '''Summary:''' Joseph Smith's First Vision has attracted many critics of the Church. The accounts are said to be inconsistent with one another and many details are said to be anachronistic to individual accounts. What's more, critics have challenged the First Vision on other historical grounds and have alleged that there are theological and scriptural problems with Joseph Smith having a vision that inaugurated the Restoration. Especially former members of the Church have had problems with how former leaders of the Church have handled at least one of the accounts of the First Vision. This page collects all pages that respond to criticisms of Joseph Smith's First Vision as well as other FAIR resources for more learning. | ||
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Summary: Joseph Smith's First Vision has attracted many critics of the Church. The accounts are said to be inconsistent with one another and many details are said to be anachronistic to individual accounts. What's more, critics have challenged the First Vision on other historical grounds and have alleged that there are theological and scriptural problems with Joseph Smith having a vision that inaugurated the Restoration. Especially former members of the Church have had problems with how former leaders of the Church have handled at least one of the accounts of the First Vision. This page collects all pages that respond to criticisms of Joseph Smith's First Vision as well as other FAIR resources for more learning.
- Introduction to the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
- Alleged Contradictions in the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
- Alleged Embellishments in the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
- Historical Challenges to the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
- Alleged Theological and Scriptural Problems with Joseph Smith's First Vision
- Joseph Smith's First Vision and Latter-day Saint Relations with Other Christians
- The Church's Treatment of the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
- FAIR Resources on the First Vision