Textual

Textual criticism, translation claims, revisions, and internal literary evidence within Mormon scripture.

Editing God’s Word: The "Messiah" Substitution.

Analyzes Joseph Smith’s 1837 edits masking internal Book of Mormon anachronisms.

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When a Perfect Translation Needed Thousands of Fixes.

Notes over 3,900 revisions undermining Joseph Smith’s claim of a perfect divine translation.

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The Testament of Another Jesus Christ.

Highlights Book of Mormon’s heavy King James borrowing and mirrored biblical phrasing.

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When Experts Read What Joseph Smith Couldn't.

Contrasts Joseph Smith’s Book of Abraham claims with Egyptologists’ identification of a funerary text.

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The Seam Mormon Somehow Anticipated Centuries Early

Words of Mormon aligns perfectly with later lost pages, raising authorship concerns.

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When the Book of Mormon Misplaces the Red Sea

A translation error replaces Galilee with Red Sea, revealing human authorship.

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“Nephi”: The Angelic Identity the Church Later Revised to “Moroni.”

Early sources name "Nephi;" later LDS narratives standardized "Moroni."

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An Anachronism in Mosiah’s Christology.

Shifting tenses reveal retrospective theology rather than consistent prophetic narration.

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The Book of Mormon: “Expanded” Just In Time For The 19th-Century.

Book of Mormon reflects nineteenth-century theology and KJV influence.

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The Book of Mormon: Arbiter of 19th-Century Disputes.

Book addresses contemporary theological debates of Joseph Smith’s era.

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