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Language Problems in the Book of Mormon

This time around we’re looking at the false prophecy of Joseph Smith when he emphatically declared and proclaimed that there were no Greek or Latin words on the plates from where he got the information to produce the Book of Mormon.

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Greek and Latin Words in the Book of Mormon Part 3

 Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg. 299;To the Editor of the Times & Seasons:  Sir:—… There was no Greek of Latin upon the plates from which I, through the grace of God, translated the Book of Mormon. Let the language of that book speak for itself.

      With your endless patience in the past five or six months here we are to present to all of you our findings regarding Joseph Smith’s claims and the Book of Mormon!  To recap, Smith made the bold claim there were no Greek or Latin words in the translation of the Book of Mormon.  He claimed the Book of Mormon was originally etched onto brass and golden plates in a language called “Reformed Egyptian”. 

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Greek Words in the Book of Mormon Part 2

     Several months ago we published an article on our site focusing on the Greek words in the Book of Mormon. After we published it we received more than a handful of inquiries about the numbers for each word. 

     In light of your requests I enlisted a devoted partner of LAM to double check my work.  Thanks to Alice’s kindness, here is the final tally!  I chose to only count the Greek words up to the end of Helaman as that takes the reader up to circa 1 BC to 1 AD.

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