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RogerNicholson: Redirected page to Question: Was the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called ''The Westminster Confession''?

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Redirected page to Question: Was the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called ''The Westminster Confession''?

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GregSmith at 04:25, 23 May 2014

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	~~Critics claim~~ that the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called The Westminster Confession.		It is claimed that the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called The Westminster Confession.

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	When one considers the [[Book of Mormon translation chronology\|short amount of time]] in which production of the Book of Mormon was completed, it is not reasonable to believe that such detailed and difficult method of generating text was a factor in the process even if one does ''not'' believe in the book's divine origin. If Joseph were attempting to plagiarize ''The Westminster Confession'', he ought to have taken the easier route of duplicating entire sentences or even paragraphs in the manner that the critics accuse him of doing with passages from Isaiah. Why would Joseph “plagiarize” a well known source such as the Bible so precisely, yet go through a potentially slow and difficult process of extracting phrases and ideas from a lesser known source in order to produce a few verses in a single book in the Book of Mormon?		When one considers the [[Book of Mormon translation chronology\|short amount of time]] in which production of the Book of Mormon was completed, it is not reasonable to believe that such detailed and difficult method of generating text was a factor in the process even if one does ''not'' believe in the book's divine origin. If Joseph were attempting to plagiarize ''The Westminster Confession'', he ought to have taken the easier route of duplicating entire sentences or even paragraphs in the manner that the critics accuse him of doing with passages from Isaiah. Why would Joseph “plagiarize” a well known source such as the Bible so precisely, yet go through a potentially slow and difficult process of extracting phrases and ideas from a lesser known source in order to produce a few verses in a single book in the Book of Mormon?

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	Critics claim that the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called The Westminster Confession.		Critics claim that the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called The Westminster Confession.

DanaRepouille at 00:16, 20 August 2012

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	One short phrase which could be claimed to have been copied verbatim into the Book of Mormon from the Westminster Confession in the verses shown above: "God who gave." However, the same claim could be made that this phrase was copied from Ecclesiastes 12:7:		One short phrase which could be claimed to have been copied verbatim into the Book of Mormon from the Westminster Confession in the verses shown above: "God who gave." However, the same claim could be made that this phrase was copied from Ecclesiastes 12:7:

	:Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto '''God who gave''' it. ({{s\|\|Ecclesiastes\|12\|7}}) {{ea}}		:Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto '''God who gave''' it. ({{b\|\|Ecclesiastes\|12\|7}}) {{ea}}

	To make a comparison at this level of sentence breakdown becomes an exercise in absurdity.		To make a comparison at this level of sentence breakdown becomes an exercise in absurdity.

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	When one considers the [[Book of Mormon translation chronology\|short amount of time]] in which production of the Book of Mormon was completed, it is not reasonable to believe that such detailed and difficult method of generating text was a factor in the process even if one does ''not'' believe in the book's divine origin. If Joseph were attempting to plagiarize ''The Westminster Confession'', he ought to have taken the easier route of duplicating entire sentences or even paragraphs in the manner that the critics accuse him of doing with passages from Isaiah. Why would Joseph “plagiarize” a well ~~know~~ source such as the Bible so precisely, yet go through a potentially slow and difficult process of extracting phrases and ideas from a lesser known source in order to produce a few verses in a single book in the Book of Mormon?		When one considers the [[Book of Mormon translation chronology\|short amount of time]] in which production of the Book of Mormon was completed, it is not reasonable to believe that such detailed and difficult method of generating text was a factor in the process even if one does ''not'' believe in the book's divine origin. If Joseph were attempting to plagiarize ''The Westminster Confession'', he ought to have taken the easier route of duplicating entire sentences or even paragraphs in the manner that the critics accuse him of doing with passages from Isaiah. Why would Joseph “plagiarize” a well known source such as the Bible so precisely, yet go through a potentially slow and difficult process of extracting phrases and ideas from a lesser known source in order to produce a few verses in a single book in the Book of Mormon?

	Critics can always find “source material” for the Book of Mormon if they extract small enough phrases from their alleged source documents. Since both the Book of Mormon and The Westminster Confessional are religious documents, it is not unreasonable to expect similar words and phrases.		Critics can always find “source material” for the Book of Mormon if they extract small enough phrases from their alleged source documents. Since both the Book of Mormon and The Westminster Confessional are religious documents, it is not unreasonable to expect similar words and phrases.