Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Article Title
Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book of Mormon Pattern
Keywords
Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon translation, gold plates, reformed Egyptian translation, "gold Bible"
Abstract
The Prophet Joseph Smith's claim that he translated an ancient text from gold plates he had found buried in the ground was greeted with disbelief in the press and in early anti-Mormon literature. Alexander Campbell, a prominent American religious leader who wrote the first book critical of the Book of Mormon, scoffed at the fact that it had been translated "from the reformed Egyptian!!!" Critics derided the Book of Mormon by calling it the "gold Bible," reflecting the skepticism about scripture being written on metal plates.
Recommended Citation
Gee, John and Tvedtnes, John A.
(1999)
"Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book of Mormon Pattern,"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 19:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol19/iss2/5