Podcasts religion Mormon Stories - LDS 1068: Dan Vogel - The Book of Mormon as Revelation Instead of Translation Pt. 1

1068: Dan Vogel - The Book of Mormon as Revelation Instead of Translation Pt. 1

Published: Feb. 13, 2019, 9 a.m.

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Continuing our discussion with preeminent Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel, we dive deep into explaining the authorship of the Book of Mormon including these topics:

  • Nephi/Moroni confusion
  • Book of Mormon Geography and the Hill Cumorah
  • Limited Geography Theory
  • The Nahom apologetic defense of The Book of Mormon
  • Instances of Chiasmus
  • Blake Ostler\\u2019s \\u201cLoose Translation\\u201d or Expansion Theory
  • The Movement of the modern Mormon church in 2019 to refer to The Book of Mormon as a \\u201crevelation\\u201d instead of a \\u201ctranslation\\u201d
  • Joseph\\u2019s motivations and pious fraud theory
  • Dan's theory on Joseph Smith\\u2019s polygamy
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