An Insider's View of Mormon Origins

An Insider's View of Mormon Origins
ISBN-10
1560851570
ISBN-13
9781560851578
Category
Religion / History
Pages
281
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Signature Books
Author
Grant H. Palmer

Description

6: (Witnesses to the Golden Plates) concludes that, despite the LDS Church's current claims, the evidence shows that none of the eleven witnesses claimed to have actually seen the physical gold plates, instead visualizing them 'with spiritual eyes' in a prayer-induced trance state. Chap. 7: (Priesthood Restoration) concludes that Smith's claim to have been personally ordained by John the Baptist, Peter, James and John as resurrected beings, was not at all what Smith originally claimed, but instead evolved over a number of years from the original claim that didn't involve any beings such as the above four New Testament figures. Chap. 8: (The First Vision) concludes that the LDS Church's official claim that Joseph Smith claimed to have been visited by God the Father and Jesus Christ as two separate beings 'is not supported by the historical evidence' either in the number of beings alleged seen or in the year and circumstances as now officially claimed"--Amazon.com.

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