and claimed he likewise could translate the Kinderhook Plates. Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
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If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abraham
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
Jersey Girl wrote:Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
Because they were fake.
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
Jersey Girl wrote:and claimed he likewise could translate the Kinderhook Plates. Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
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And why did he claim that a Greek Psalte was actually written in his Egyptian lite?
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
asbestosman wrote:Jersey Girl wrote:Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
Because they were fake.
Joseph Smith claimed to have begun translating them. True or False?
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Bryan Inks wrote:Jersey Girl wrote:and claimed he likewise could translate the Kinderhook Plates. Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
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And why did he claim that a Greek Psalte was actually written in his Egyptian lite?
I'm unfamiliar with what you're referring to , Bryan. Could you explain?
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
Jersey Girl wrote:Joseph Smith claimed to have begun translating them. True or False?asbestosman wrote:Jersey Girl wrote:Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
Because they were fake.
I don't know. It appears that there is no reliable evidence that he did, therefore it would not be good to think Joseph actually had begun translating them.
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
asbestosman wrote:Jersey Girl wrote:Joseph Smith claimed to have begun translating them. True or False?asbestosman wrote:Jersey Girl wrote:Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
Because they were fake.
I don't know. It appears that there is no reliable evidence that he did, therefore it would not be good to think Joseph actually had begun translating them.
If I am not mistaken, Richard L. Bushman documents this in "Joseph Smith: Rough Rolling Stone". Do you consider Mr. Bushman to be a reliable historian?
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(I lent out my copy of the book just hours ago so I am unable to quote from it here)
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
Jersey Girl wrote:If I am not mistaken, Richard L. Bushman documents this in "Joseph Smith: Rough Rolling Stone". Do you consider Mr. Bushman to be a reliable historian?
I can't say as I haven't read his work. Besides, I'm actually pretty bad at history. Ask me a math/computer question.
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Re: If the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abrah
Jersey Girl wrote:and claimed he likewise could translate the Kinderhook Plates. Why couldn't he translate the Kinderhook Plates?
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We can't really know for sure whether he did or did not. The accounts are all questionable, and none are written by him.