- Hardcover: 412 pages
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press (Nov 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0252010434
- ISBN-13: 978-0252010439
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 14.7 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Essays examine the foundation of the Mormon Church and the origins of the Book of Mormon.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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B.H. Roberts, Mormon General Authority and Mormon Church Historian. Was concerned about questions being asked about the Book of Mormon. He believed the future generation would be educated and would not except the Book of Mormon with blind faith. He went to looking for questions in the Book of Mormon that at present could not be answered. He shows in the first half the many problems there are in proving the Book of Mormon to be historically correct. In the second half, he takes on the question, could Joseph Smith have used some other work to create the Book of Mormon? Roberts disscovers, that indeed he could have. The name of the work was "A View of the Hebrews" by Ethan Smith. Roberts goes through chapter by chapter of Ethan Smiths book to show the similarites between the two books. Then in the last part Roberts takes The Book of Mormon and A View of the Hebrews in two columns, side by side. He shows how the Book of Mormon could have been created using "A View of the Hebrews."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The great defender of the Mormon faith in the first decades of this century, church theologian B.H. Roberts takes a serious look at evidence for the other side. Never intended to be read by the public, and quite possibly written as a sort of devils playbook, nevertheless Roberts presents explanations of the origin of the sacred Mormon scripture, the Book of Mormon, that generate thought, doubt, and debate decades later. Read this and you will never sleep comfortably through Sunday school discussions that alledge that no reasonable arguments have been raised against the Book of Mormon again, ever. Madsen is simply the messenger of Roberts' ideas and does an excellent job. Roberts clear, decisive, and powerful arguments stand by themselves. This book will force most who read it to retreat into complete mysticism with head deeply planted in the sand, or a complete reassessment of their religious faith. Not for the faint hearted or the seeker of comforting fables, nonetheless it is a work that every thinking Mormon will have to come to terms with sooner or later. I pray for church leaders with the courage to help us in this quest.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I used to be a member of the Mormon church but left on discovering that The Book of Mormon is liberally sprayed with quotes from the Bible, the Apocrypha and other Christian literature.
This book confirmed my worst fears. Brigham Roberts shows how the Book of Mormon draws heavily from a book called 'A View of The Hebrews' which was written 7 years prior to The Book of Mormon.
Roberts never intended his work to be published and remained a general athority of the Mormon church until he died. Fortunately, his family donated copies of his manuscripts to the University of Utah.
It is well presented, easy to read and supported by powerful and reasoned argument.
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