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Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
| Title | Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Hoskisson, Paul Y. |
| Journal | Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture |
| Volume | 17 |
| Pagination | 151-158 |
| Keywords | Hebraism; Isaiah; Language - Hebrew; Restoration; Smith, Joseph, Jr. |
| Abstract | The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would have been impossible for Joseph Smith, the Prophet, to have produced on his own. |
| URL | https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/was-joseph-smith-smarter-than-the-average-fourth-year-hebrew-student-finding-a-restoration-significant-hebraism-in-book-of-mormon-isaiah/ |
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Bibliographic Citation
"Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 17 (2016): 151-158.
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