
049: Richard Bushman Part 3 - Joseph Smith and the Translation of the Book of Mormon Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
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Is It Disingenuous to Use the Word Translator?
There's no real evidence that the plates were used a materially in the translation. The urman thumbum, meaning the crystals and the breastplate, weren't used either. So i don't think you could call it a dishonest. It certainly has misled us into thinking that. You know, i used to speculate tid joseph smith learned reformed egyptian peering at those plates and coming a with the words. Maybe we do need to have another word.
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