A Study of Latter-Day Saint Theology, Doctrine and History
From the earliest days of the church, critics have charged Joseph Smith with plagiarism in writing the Book of Mormon. Because these critics assume the text's naturalistic origin (as opposed to a supernatural or divine origin), and because Joesph Smith was a backwoods rube, or a confidence man—or both—he must have had a source text. ... Continue Reading →
In their book Mormonism, Shadow or Reality?, Jerald and Sandra Tanner write, "The book by Josiah Priest throws new light upon a controversy regarding a quotation from William Shakespeare which is found in the Book of Mormon. Since Shakespeare was not born until 1564, we would not expect the Book of Mormon to quote from... Continue Reading →
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was... Continue Reading →
“No other psalm has in research evoked so many hypotheses and discussions as Psalm 110.... We should at once emphasize that both in questions of textual criticism and in history-of-religions problems the last word has not yet been spoken.”— Hans-Joachim Kraus New Testament writers quote Psalm 110 more than any other psalm. (And one of... Continue Reading →
For the uninitiated, Multiple Mortal Probation (MMP) is similar to the concept of reincarnation. It suggests that we find ourselves in endless cycles of creation, living and dying over and over, learning and progressing, ascending the ladder step-by-step until we eventually "get it right." By "get it right," I presume we become "sanctified" and qualify... Continue Reading →
In the Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ formally adopted on April 6, 1830 we read, "...that as many as would believe and be baptized in his holy name, and endure in faith to the end, should be saved—Not only those who believed after he came in the meridian of time, in the flesh, but all those from... Continue Reading →
BOOK OF MORMONISM 