John M. Butler, The “Author” and the “Finisher” of the Book of Mormon wrote:No other latter-day prophet matches Mormon as well as the Prophet Joseph. Perhaps he possessed many of Mormon’s attributes so that he could be more in tune with the compiler of the Book of Mormon as he translated it. Or, as James E. Talmage put it in his book The Articles of Faith, “The translator must have the spirit of the prophet if he would render in another tongue the prophet’s words” (237). The attributes, character, and even many of the activities of Mormon can be considered a type which foreshadowed the future translator. In this manner, the author and the finisher of the Book of Mormon have more in common than just the book which they helped bring forth.
Butler suggests that "perhaps" Joseph Smith possessed the same attributes as Mormon in order to qualify him for the work of understanding the spirit or mind of the ancient prophet and thus enabling him to correctly translate in a manner in which Mormon would approve. Butler considers the very attributes, character, and activities of ancient Mormon may have imbued Joseph Smith with a quality and likeness that made it possible for Smith to represent Mormon and speak his word. Thus, the 11-15-24 parallels were necessary in order to produce a type in which Smith could effectively translate.
Butler quotes Talmage (1899) who states that a translator must have the spirit of the ancient prophet in order to translate his work. This is what Talmage said:
The Articles of Faith wrote:There will be, there can be, no absolutely reliable translation of these or other scriptures, unless it be effected through the gift of translation, as one of the endowments of the Holy Ghost. The translator must have the spirit of the prophet if he would render in another tongue the prophet's words; and human wisdom leads not to that possession.
Talmage makes it clear that a translator must possess the spirit of the prophet in order to translate an ancient tongue into modern English. Smith claimed to translate what Mormon wrote on plates but he also claimed to translate what Abraham wrote on papyri, hence according to Talmage's formula, two minds (one ancient and one modern) are able to express the same thing. But we can test Smith's ability in translating the papyri and confirm there was no meeting of the minds! The Book of Abraham is bogus fiction just as the Book of Mormon is!
I wonder if Don Bradley (or Talmage for that matter) can offer parallels or types that suggest
Abraham and Joseph Smith were on the same page in order to translate the
false historical narrative of the Book of Abraham along with the
shameful Explanations of the Facsimiles.
Where are you, Don? People here have asked you a sincere question and you have failed to respond. I don't think that's right.