Join us as we welcome scholar Brent Metcalfe for the 30th anniversary of his excommunication from the Mormon Church. We cover not only his excommunication but also his famous discovery of the “Mosiah First Priority” in the Book of Mormon translation.
Show Notes
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00:08:00 New Approaches to the Book of Mormon00:10:25 Brent’s background00:16:50 Getting hired by Mark Hoffman00:25:00 Realizing the Book of Mormon was not historical00:31:30 How the Book of Mormon was created?00:34:10 A miracle book from God?00:46:55 Which essay are contained in the book and what they’re about01:01:40 Response to the book01:09:05 Negative review mocking Brent Metcalfe01:16:05 Questions for Brent Metcalfe01:24:30 Members who view the Book of MOrmon as historical? 01:32:50 How people maintain belief01:34:55 The Mosiah Priority01:38:20 The 600 year prophecy of Jesus’s coming01:46:00 The lost 116 pages01:52:29 Wall around Jerusalem02:01:30 Not depending on literary works02:08:55 Four main voices independent of Joseph Smith’s voice02:16:05 The title page to the Book of Mormon, no mention of the replacement text 02:17:55 Who knows the name of Jesus Christ?02:24:30 The writings of Malachi02:36:19 Picturing the golden plates02:44:12 Phone calls
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