Posted by rpcman on July 06, 1998 at 11:08:07:
In Reply to: Joseph Smith - Boy Genius posted by SWN on July 06, 1998 at 00:29:18:
Do you posses the same credentials as Nibley?
And why exactly should this matter?
He can actually read most of those ancient texts, can You?
No. Again why exactly does his ability in foreign languages strengthen his arguments?
Like most in your position, you rely on the faulty research of others with even less intelligence than you!
What page are you talking about?
If Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Mormon, then he was one of the most intelligent writers of our century. Within the Book of Mormon there are multiple complex story lines all related to each other in some way. Given his level of education, it would have been impossible for him to remember where one story left off and the other began, much less make up variations of all the names from the Bible. Can you name one person living today, geven simular circomstances and level of education, that could write a book as complex as the Book of Mormon?
I have read far more intelligent (and consistent) fiction written both before and after Joseph Smith. As far as your Book of Mormon Challenge goes, I highly recommend you read this page.
The fact that there are similarities between the teachings of the Book of Mormon and the Bible should not be criticized considering Jesus Christ is the author of both.
Really? Do you have any evidence that Jesus authored a single word of either book? If so, please present it.
How do you explain what has been learned from the Dead Sea Scrolls as it relates to the Book of Mormon? you can't accuse Joseph Smith of having access to them.
Not a single one of your and Nibley's 35+ 'parallels' provides a direct or unique correlation between the two. Many are vague and nearly all of them (if not all of them) show just as strong a tie to the KJV of the Bible as to the Book of Mormon. Using the same methodology one could conclude that the D&C is actually an ancient record.
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