Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Keywords
Book of Mormon translation, Joseph Smith, Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery
Abstract
Among the amazing facts about the Book of Mormon is the astonishingly short time Joseph took to translate it. Recent research into the historical record shows it unlikely that any more than 65 to 75 days were involved in the actual translation.
Recommended Citation
(1986)
"How Long Did It Take Joseph Smith to Translate the Book of Mormon?,"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol6/iss1/1