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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation
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| − | |subject=Translation of the Book of Mormon
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| − | |summary=What do we know about the method used to translate the Book of Mormon? Were the plates sometimes not in the room while Joseph was translating them? It is claimed that each sentence and word in the 1830 Book of Mormon "had supposedly come directly from God."
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/The interpreters, seer stone, hat and the "gift and power of God"
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| − | |subject=Joseph claimed that the Book of Mormon translation was performed by the "gift and power of God"
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| − | |summary=What was the precise method by which the Book of Mormon was translated? What roles do the Nephite interpreters, the spectacles, the seer stone, and the hat play in the process? Why did Joseph claim that the translation was performed by the "gift and power of God?"
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/The lost 116 pages
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| − | |subject=The lost 116 pages
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith did not retranslate the 116 lost pages of the Book of Lehi because he knew that he could not reproduce the exact same text. They claim that alterations in a different handwriting to the stolen manuscript would have been readily apparent. Some suggest that the writing of the 116 pages served as an “apprenticeship” to allow Joseph to improve his writing skills.
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Anthon transcript
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| − | |subject=Anthon transcript
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| − | |summary=What do we know about the Anthon transcript and the translation of the Book of Mormon? What is the current scholarly thought on the transcript? Didn't Charles Anthon deny having "validating" the characters?
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Description of the plates
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| − | |subject=Description of the plates
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| − | |summary=A variety of persons who handled and/or saw the plates left descriptions. We list these descriptions in this sub-article.
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Chronology
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| − | |subject=Chronology of events
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| − | |summary=A chronology of events related to the Book of Mormon translation and publication.
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Method
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| − | |subject=Chronology of translation methods
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| − | |summary=We have a number of accounts of the translation process from the perspective of various contemporary second-hand witnesses who viewed the Prophet as he dictated to his scribes. The only person other than Joseph who attempted to directly translate was Oliver Cowdery. Oliver, however, did not record any details regarding the exact ''physical'' process that he employed during his attempt—we only have the ''spiritual'' aspect of the process.
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Method/Mainly_italics_altered
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| − | |subject=Mainly italics altered in the portions dependent on the KJV?
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| − | |summary=Some have claimed that the differences between the KJV and the Book of Mormon text (in, for example, the Isaiah passages in 2 Nephi) differ mainly in the italics of the KJV version.
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Tight versus loose translation
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| − | |subject=Tight versus loose translation
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| − | |summary=Was the Prophet provided with the exact wording of every sentence in the Book of Mormon or was he simply given impressions which he then dictated within the context of his own understanding?
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| − | |link=Mormonism and history/Accuracy of Church art
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| − | |subject=Artistic depictions of the Book of Mormon translation
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| − | |summary=People are sometimes troubled when they see artists' depictions of the Prophet and Oliver sitting at a table while Joseph views the plates as they sit in plain sight. Obviously, the plates never sat exposed in plain view, and these artistic interpretations originate purely in the mind of the artist. Some accounts indicate that the plates sat on a table covered with a cloth "in plain view," with Emma indicating that she actually moved them around in order to perform her household chores.<ref>Interview of Emma Smith by her son Joseph Smith III, "Interview with Joseph Smith III, 1879," {{EarlyMormonDocs| vol=1|start=541|end=542 }}</ref>
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| − | |link=Book of Mormon/Translation/Location of the plates
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| − | |subject=Location of the plates during translation
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| − | |summary=Some witness accounts suggest that Joseph was able to translate while the plates were covered, or when they were not even in the same room with him.<ref>Interview of Emma Smith by her son Joseph Smith III, "Interview with Joseph Smith III, 1879," in {{EarlyMormonDocs1| vol=1|start=539 }}</ref> Therefore, if the plates themselves were not being used during the translation process, why was it necessary to have plates at all?
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| − | |link=Mormonism and history/Censorship and revision/Hiding the facts
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| − | |subject=Hiding the facts in plain sight using Church publications
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| − | |summary=Quite a few items that are claimed to have been hidden by the Church were actually published in Church magazines such as the ''New Era'', the ''Ensign'' and the ''Friend''.
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| − | |link=Criticism of Mormonism/Websites/MormonThink/Translation of the Book of Mormon/Source quotes without commentary
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| − | |subject=Critical website MormonThink's "Translation of the Book of Mormon" page source quotes without critical commentary
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| − | |summary=The critical website "MormonThink" also has numerous source quotes related to the translation method. We provide here the "no spin" version: All of the complete primary and secondary source quotes while removing all of the anti-Mormon commentary.
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