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#765 – 3 Reasons I’m Not Mormon

The Counsel of Trent

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The Difference Between Smith's Translation and the Book of Abraham

Mormon apologists have given different explanations for the discrepancy between what the papyrus say and what Smith published in the book of Abraham. But this approach really doesn't work because Joseph Smith said in his diary that he translated the original Egyptian of the papyrus. We also have notes that Smith and his scribes took on the text explaining the various characters in the Papyrus. It shows Smith was attempting a translation. He wasn't just receiving some kind of revelation.

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