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The Imperative for a Historical Book of Mormon
Title | The Imperative for a Historical Book of Mormon |
Publication Type | Blog Post |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Smoot, Stephen O. |
Date Published | 10/23/2013 |
Publisher | The Interpreter Foundation |
Keywords | Book of Mormon; Early Church History; Historicity; Scripture; Scripture Study; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Translation |
Abstract | The Book of Mormon does not proclaim itself to be fiction. It uncompromisingly proclaims itself, and its message about Christ, to be historical fact. Although fiction about Jesus, including a hypothetically fictional Book of Mormon, may indeed be “inspiring” in a limited literary sense, such is not necessarily the same as it being inspired in a divine sense. As Joseph Smith declared, “Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations and where is our religion? We have none.” |
URL | http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-imperative-for-a-historical-book-of-mormon/ |
Citation Key | 2066 |
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