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Episode 57: Hugh Nibley’s Contribution to Book of Mormon Studies (Joseph Spencer)

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The Book of Mormon, I Don't Believe Anybody in 1830 Could Have Written It, 'Negos'

Nibley said, i don't believe joseph smith wrote the book of mormon. But then he gives a reason that most people don't think about. He says it would have been impossible for anyone in 18 30 to have written it because they wouldn't have known enough about the middle east and ancient america. This is much more deliberate, a much more systematic kind of project for him,. So this is eye opening to see some of the connections that he made.

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