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American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon

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Edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 'American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon' gathers scholarly and critical essays that analyze the Book of Mormon's textual history, authorship theories, and early Mormon claims.

The volume presents naturalistic and skeptical interpretations, including discussions of witness testimony reliability and alternative explanations like hallucination.

Joseph references a specific essay from this collection when describing Dan Vogel's stance that hallucination might explain the witnesses.

The book is significant in critical Mormon studies for collecting essays that challenge traditional apologetic accounts.

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Mentioned by Joseph when citing an essay that argues for possible hallucination explanations for the witnesses' experiences.
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