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- 1 Response to MormonThink page "The Kinderhook Plates"
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- 1.2 MormonThink states... "The latest apologetic defense is to say that Joseph tried to do a secular translation of the plates because one of the characters from the Kinderhook Plates resembles a character from the book Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language by Joseph Smith."
- 1.3 FairMormon Response
- 1.4 Joseph Smith and the Kinderhook plates
- 1.5
Response to MormonThink page "The Kinderhook Plates"
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MormonThink states...
"The latest apologetic defense is to say that Joseph tried to do a secular translation of the plates because one of the characters from the Kinderhook Plates resembles a character from the book Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language by Joseph Smith."
FairMormon Response
Joseph Smith and the Kinderhook plates
Summary: A set of small plates, engraved with characters of ancient appearance, were purported to have been unearthed in Kinderhook, Illinois, in April 1843. The so-called "Kinderhook plates" have been something of an enigma within the Mormon community since they first appeared. While there are faithful LDS who take a number of different positions on the topic of these artifacts, most have concluded that they were fakes. This article summarizes some key information that critics often exclude from their discussion of the Kinderhook plates, and the extent of Joseph Smith's involvement.
Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: What are the Kinderhook Plates?
- Question: Why does History of the Church say that Joseph Smith said "I have translated a portion of them..."?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith attempt to translate the Kinderhook Plates?
- Question: Did Joseph attempt to translate the Kinderhook Plates using the "gift and power of God?"
- Question: What does Joseph's attempt to translate the Kinderhook Plates tell us about his "gift of translation?"
- Question: Why is the statement of William Clayton regarding the Kinderhook Plates in History of the Church written as if Joseph Smith himself said it?
- "‘President Joseph Has Translated a Portion’: Solving the Mystery of the Kinderhook Plates"
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