35: Joseph Smith's Backdated Prophecies | Revelations Pt. 1
LDS Discussions - Mormon Truth Claims Examined
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The Book of Mormon - The Vision of Nephi 600 Years BCE
FM: All of these things that are seen by Nephi 600 years before Jesus Christ came are things that Nephi could not have known, except by divine revelation and the gift of prophecy. But it would have been an easy matter for Joseph Smith or whoever wrote the Book of Mormon when it came off the press in 1830. FM: There's no smoking gun that's going to convince everybody, but a textual critic might be able to tell this book was written shortly after the Revolutionary War.
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