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Posted by: whiteandelightsome ( )
Date: August 18, 2015 08:47PM
What evidence is there for the Spalding theory.

I am very interested in this theory. I heard the book The Spalding enigma contains an abundance of evidence but I'm not exactly in the position to read it.

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Posted by: SL Cabbie ( )
Date: August 18, 2015 09:46PM
Re: What evidence is there for the Spalding theory.

Did you see your earlier thread? Several have made contributions...

http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1646517,1646861#msg-1646861

Fawn Brodie rejected the Spaulding Hypothesis (I think this is the "right" word, but only barely since I am moving toward the Spaulding camp at this point). Certainly her stature as a historian is not to be taken lightly. I first read her book in 1970 or thereabouts, when I was a precocious AP English student, and I recognized that there were powerful arguments for the Joseph-Smith-as-Author claim; notably, the "resemblance" between the major protagonists in the BOM and Joseph Smith. Craig's synthesis seems to take these factors into account; I don't think anyone is doubting that JS made major contributions to the BOM, but the presence of the strong evidence indicting others such as Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Orson Pratt does call for serious consideration.

Here's the YouTube link to the first of Craig's presentations again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utDU45lm210

There are eight ten minute segments that can be viewed by clicking on the links to the right.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2015 09:47PM by SL Cabbie.

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Posted by: HangarXVIII ( )
Date: August 18, 2015 10:15PM
Re: What evidence is there for the Spalding theory.

mormonleaks.com

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