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The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:26:27Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many ''critics'' have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, ''The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted,'' (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229 {{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:25:49Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many ''critics'' have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229 {{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:19:10Z

DanBachman: /* Printed material */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229 {{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:17:20Z

DanBachman: /* Further reading */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.
{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:14:44Z

DanBachman: /* Further reading */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==
Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:13:56Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:11:45Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:11:09Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?'' (Santa Ana, Ca.:Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:09:34Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:04:39Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977),94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:03:54Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?''' ''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:03:27Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?'''''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-02T00:03:02Z

DanBachman: /* Response */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

Over the years many Latter-day Saints have responded to the "Spaulding Theory" as well.
*Benjamin Winchester, ''The Origin of the Spaulding Story, Concerning the Manuscript Found,'' (Philadelphia: Brown, Bicking & Guilfert, 1840).
*Dean C. Jessee, 'Spalding theory' re-examined,' ''Church News,'' 20 August 1977, pp. 3-5.
*Orson Scott Card, 'Spaulding ''Again?'''
''Ensign,'' 7 (September 1977), pp. 94-95.

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}

The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

2006-03-01T23:46:10Z

DanBachman: /* Source(s) of the Criticism */

{{draft}}
==Criticism==
Critics have claimed that Joseph Smith either plaigerized or relied upon a manuscript by Solomon Spaulding to write the Book of Mormon.

===Source(s) of the Criticism===
*Eber D. Howe, ''Mormonism Unvailed'' (New York : AMS Press, 1834 [1977]).
*William Alexander Linn, ''The Story of the Mormons'' (New York: Macmillan, 1902).
''Claimed the existence of a '''second''' Spaulding manuscript when the first theory failed:''
*George B. Arbaugh, ''Revelation in Mormonism'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932).
*Wayne L. Cowdery, et.al., ''Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon'' (Santa Ana, Ca.: Vision House Publishers, 1977.)

==Response==
Many critics have rejected the Spaulding theory as unworkable:
* Davis H. Bays, The Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism Examined and Refuted (St. Louis: Christian Publishing, 1897), 22, 25
::[This theory is] "erroneous, and it will lead to almost certain defeat. . . . The facts are all opposed to this view, and the defenders of the Mormon dogma have the facts well in hand. . . . The Spaulding story is a failure. Do not attempt to rely upon it--it will let you down."
* Fawn Brodie, ''No Man Knows My History'' (New York, A. A. Knopf, 1945).
* Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?'' (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).

==Conclusion==

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

==Further reading==

===FAIR wiki articles===
{{BofM authorship theories}}

===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:[http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai115.html Spaulding Theory]
*Matthew B. Brown, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon" [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom09.html *]
*Daniel C. Peterson, "The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics" [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2001PetD.html *]
*John K. Wise, "Clouds Without Water, Zeal Without Knowledge" [http://www.fairlds.org/Reviews/Rvw01010.html *]

===External links===
*{{Dialogue|author=Lester Bush|article=The Spalding [sic] Theory Then and Now|vol=10|num=4|date=Autumn 1977|start=40|end=69}}[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=1260&CISOSHOW=1149 *]
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_BMProb3.shtml "Plagiarism in the Book of Mormon: Is It Derived from Modern Writings?], ''jefflindsay.com'' (accessed 5 October 2005).
*{{FARMSReview|author=L. Ara Norwood|article=Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look|vol=1|num=1|date=1989|start=80|end=88}} [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=10 *]
*{{BYUS|author=Gary F. Novak|article=Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon|vol=30|num=3|date=1990|start=23|end=40}}[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=21980&CISOSHOW=9859 *]{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=282981}}

===Printed material===
*B.H. Roberts, "Counter Theories of Origin," ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 3, Chapter XLIV, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909), 347–406.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=211299}}
*B.H. Roberts, "A Brief Debate on the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 365.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205446}}
*B.H. Roberts, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," ''Defence of the Faith and the Saints'', Vol. 2, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 95–229.{{GL|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?doc_id=205459}}