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35: Joseph Smith's Backdated Prophecies | Revelations Pt. 1

LDS Discussions - Mormon Truth Claims Examined

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Joseph Smith Translated Reformed Egyptian on the Book of Mormon

RFK: Joseph Smith didn't translate Egyptian characters on the Book of Mormon. He translated Reformed Egyptian characters that no one had ever read or heard about or known. RFM: How in the world could Charles Anton validate that the translation was not just correct, but was what the more correct the key had ever before seen from the Egyptian? RFK: This is obviously written in 1838 in order to be faith-promoting. If that's supposed to be faith promoting, then in 1828, Joseph Smith was telling a story that the characters on the gold plates were actually written in these four languages.

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