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009 If Not a Supernatural Translation, Then What? Examining the Other BM Translation Theories

Church History Matters

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The Importance of Timing in the Translation of the Book of Mormon

There are multiple witnesses of this process. They all unanimously agreed this is miraculous, including those that were later critical of Joseph Smith and the church like the Whitmer family. So today we're going to deal with some big questions. First, what's the timeline of translation? Let's put this whole thing together. Second, what is it about the text of the Book of Mormon itself that denotes some kind of greater complexity? And finally, there are some people that would propose some naturalistic explanations for how the Book oformon came into being.

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