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In [http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/15/31#31 Ether 15:31], a final showdown occurs between two warriors, Shiz and Coriantumr. Coriantumr "smote off the head of Shiz...[and] after he had smitten off the head...Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died." | In [http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/15/31#31 Ether 15:31], a final showdown occurs between two warriors, Shiz and Coriantumr. Coriantumr "smote off the head of Shiz...[and] after he had smitten off the head...Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died." | ||
Critics insist that this would not, or could not, happen. | |||
===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ||
* | *John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, ''Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors,'' (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 152. | ||
*Ed Decker, ''Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism'' (Eugene: Harvest House, 1995), 114. | |||
*Latayne Colvett Scott, ''The Mormon Mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church'' (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 90. | |||
==Response== | ==Response== | ||
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===FAIR wiki articles=== | ===FAIR wiki articles=== | ||
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===External links=== | ===External links=== | ||
*John W. Welch, in "The 'Decapitation' of Shiz," ''Insights'' (November 1994): 2. | *John W. Welch, in "The 'Decapitation' of Shiz," ''Insights'' (November 1994): 2. [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=insights&id=33] | ||
===Printed material=== | ===Printed material=== | ||
*M. Gary Hadfield, "Neuropathology and the Scriptures," ''BYU Studies'' 33:2 (1993): 313-28. | *M. Gary Hadfield, "Neuropathology and the Scriptures," ''BYU Studies'' 33:2 (1993): 313-28. [http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=283097] | ||
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Criticism
In Ether 15:31, a final showdown occurs between two warriors, Shiz and Coriantumr. Coriantumr "smote off the head of Shiz...[and] after he had smitten off the head...Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died."
Critics insist that this would not, or could not, happen.
Source(s) of the Criticism
- John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors, (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 152.
- Ed Decker, Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism (Eugene: Harvest House, 1995), 114.
- Latayne Colvett Scott, The Mormon Mirage : a former Mormon tells why she left the church (Grand Rapids : Zondervan Pub. House, 1979), 90.
Response
The response should be brief and summary in nature.
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Shiz struggles to breathe
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide:
External links
- John W. Welch, in "The 'Decapitation' of Shiz," Insights (November 1994): 2. [1]
Printed material
- M. Gary Hadfield, "Neuropathology and the Scriptures," BYU Studies 33:2 (1993): 313-28. [2]