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In this episode we recap all the different areas where Joseph Smith claims to have translated an ancient source and we analyze his work and compare it against modern scholars and experts in the field to see how he did.
Co-host: Nemo the Mormon
LDS Discussion Essay: Overview of Joseph Smith’s Translations
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Show Notes:
LDS Discussion Episodes
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- 1623: The Global Flood and Mormon Scripture w/ LDS Discussions – 12
- 1626: The Tower of Babel and Mormon Scripture w/ LDS Discussions – 13
- 1585: Book of Mormon Translation w/ LDS Discussions – 03
- 1599: Tight vs Loose Translation of the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions – 06
- 1701: Book of Abraham Pt. 1, Joseph Smith’s Translation w/ LDS Discussions – 30
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4 Responses
You ‘all need a bit more work on your Mormon lore.
https://doitinhebrew.com/Translate/default.aspx?kb=US+US&l1=en&l2=iw
1:11:10 Pe Le El
Not crudely modified English, Joseph had Hebrew language lessons.
Pe- Mouth
Le-to
El-Elohim
Mouth to God, Oh God hear the words of my mouth.
That is true but all you did was further demonstrate the farce because Joseph went on to mirror the adamic language after Hebrew. El is god in Hebrew but ahman is god in adamic.
Another good translation story is the Greek Psalter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greek_Psalter_Incident
You guys are really stretching with the pale ale bologna.
Does anyone actually know how early mormons actually pronounced pay lay ale?
Maybe “ale” was pronounced “ah-lay”……like a Latin pronunciation. It bears a strong resemblance to “allah”, doesn’t it?
Stick to the evidence please. Wild conjecture isn’t consistent with your stated objectives for this series.