35: Joseph Smith's Backdated Prophecies | Revelations Pt. 1
LDS Discussions - Mormon Truth Claims Examined
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Joseph Smith's Translation of the Book of Mormon
"There's a weird sort of accidental hit there, but the more important thing to me is that this pushes the idea of actual translation," he says. "It would make him look really bad from a scholarly perspective if he allowed his personal motives to get in the way and that doesn't really ring true to the sort of task that he was asked to do." He adds: "Joseph Smith himself here is trying to appeal to other people to the authority of Charles Anton".
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