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==Question: How can 1 Nephi 22:15 in the Book of Mormon quote Malachi 4:1 hundreds of years before Malachi was written?==
 
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{{BMCentral|url=https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/why-did-jesus-give-the-nephites-malachis-prophecies|title=Why Did Jesus Give The Nephites Malachi's Prophecies?|number=218}}
 
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===The translation ''language'' may resemble Malachi, but the work is not attributed to Malachi===
 
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If Joseph ''was'' a fraud, why would he plagiarize the one text&mdash;the King James Bible&mdash;which his readers would be sure to know, and sure to react negatively if they noticed it?  The Book of Mormon contains much original material&mdash;Joseph didn't "need" to use the KJV; he is obviously capable of producing original material.
 
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The Book of Mormon claims to be a "translation."  Therefore, the language used is that of Joseph Smith.  Joseph could choose to render similar (or identical) material using King James Bible language if that adequately represented the text's intent.
 
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The translation ''language'' may resemble Malachi, but the work is not attributed to Malachi.  Only if we presume that the Book of Mormon is a fraud at the outset is this proof of anything.  If we assume that it is a translation, then the use of Bible language tells us merely that Joseph used biblical language.
 
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Joseph used entire chapters (e.g., {{s|3|Nephi|12-14|}} based on biblical texts that he did not claim were quotations from original texts (even Malachi is treated this way by Jesus in {{s|3|Nephi|24-25|}}.  If these are not a problem, then a resemblance to biblical language elsewhere is not either, since that is simply how Joseph translated.
 
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[[es:Pregunta: ¿Cómo puede 1 Nefi 22:15 en el Libro de Mormón citar Malaquías 4:1 cientos de años antes de que Malaquías fue escrito?]]
 
[[es:Pregunta: ¿Cómo puede 1 Nefi 22:15 en el Libro de Mormón citar Malaquías 4:1 cientos de años antes de que Malaquías fue escrito?]]
 
[[pt:Pergunta: Como pode 1 Néfi 22:15 na citação do Livro de Mórmon Malaquias 4: 1 centenas de anos antes Malaquias foi escrito?]]
 
[[pt:Pergunta: Como pode 1 Néfi 22:15 na citação do Livro de Mórmon Malaquias 4: 1 centenas de anos antes Malaquias foi escrito?]]
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