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5 November 2018
- 06:2406:24, 5 November 2018 diff hist −31 Question: Do any of Joseph's explanations of Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 agree with what Egyptologists say about the figures? →Question: Do any of Joseph's explanations of Facsimile 1 agree with what Egyptologists say about the figures?
- 06:2406:24, 5 November 2018 diff hist +26,193 N Question: Do any of Joseph's explanations of Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 agree with what Egyptologists say about the figures? Created page with "{{FairMormon}} <onlyinclude> ==Question: Do any of Joseph's explanations of Facsimile 1 agree with what Egyptologists say about the figures?== ===Facsimile 1 is the most studi..."
- 06:2106:21, 5 November 2018 diff hist −1,495 Book of Abraham facsimiles/Facsimile 1 No edit summary
- 06:0506:05, 5 November 2018 diff hist +161 Question: What is the relationship between Captain Kidd and the Comoro archipelago? →The legend of Captain Kidd and his buried treasure was, in great part, inspired by Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates, which does not mention "Comoros" or "Moroni"
31 October 2018
- 23:3423:34, 31 October 2018 diff hist +510 Question: Why isn't the temple ceremony based upon an earlier version of Freemasonry rather than what existed in Joseph Smith's time? →If one assumes that any part of the ritual is based upon Freemasonry, then Joseph Smith used ritual elements known to him and his followers to teach a uniquely restorationist view
- 23:1023:10, 31 October 2018 diff hist −1 Detailed response to CES Letter, Science No edit summary
- 23:0323:03, 31 October 2018 diff hist −193 Understanding revelation →Revelation is given to prophets "line upon line; precept upon precept"
30 October 2018
- 04:5604:56, 30 October 2018 diff hist +136 Approaching history →Dallin Oaks: We’re emerging from a period of history writing within the Church [of] adoring history that doesn’t deal with anything that’s unfavorable
29 October 2018
- 06:4406:44, 29 October 2018 diff hist −74 Question: What is the best way to understand servitude in the Old and New Testaments? No edit summary
- 06:4306:43, 29 October 2018 diff hist +231 Question: What is the best way to understand servitude in the Old and New Testaments? →Question: What is the best way to understand servitude in the Old and New Testaments?
- 06:3606:36, 29 October 2018 diff hist +149 Violence in the scriptures No edit summary
- 01:2101:21, 29 October 2018 diff hist +580 Question: Were the Isaiah passages in the Book of Mormon simply plagiarized from the King James Bible? →Nephi and Jacob generally make it clear when they are quoting from Isaiah
- 01:1301:13, 29 October 2018 diff hist −1 Question: Did Joseph Smith identify any elements of Facsimile 2 that are in agreement with what Egyptologists say they represent? →Earth in its four quarters (Fig 6)
- 01:0401:04, 29 October 2018 diff hist +697 Question: Is someone unreliable because they practiced "treasure hunting" and believed in the use of seer stones to find lost objects? →Is someone's ability to see something affected by their seeing something else?
- 00:5700:57, 29 October 2018 diff hist +29,080 Question: Did Joseph Smith identify any elements of Facsimile 2 that are in agreement with what Egyptologists say they represent? →Question: Did Joseph Smith identify any elements of Facsimile 2 that are in agreement with what Egyptologists say they represent?
28 October 2018
- 08:4708:47, 28 October 2018 diff hist +21 Oliver Cowdery and Abraham 1:2 No edit summary
- 08:4608:46, 28 October 2018 diff hist +1 Oliver Cowdery and Abraham 1:2 No edit summary
- 08:4508:45, 28 October 2018 diff hist −1 Oliver Cowdery and Abraham 1:2 No edit summary
- 08:4508:45, 28 October 2018 diff hist −94 Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations No edit summary
- 08:4208:42, 28 October 2018 diff hist +410 N Oliver Cowdery and Abraham 1:2 Created page with "{{FairMormon}} <onlyinclude> {{H2 |L=Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations/Oliver Cowdery |H=Did Joseph Smith plagiarize a patriarchal blessing compiled by Oliver Cowdery? |..."
- 08:3408:34, 28 October 2018 diff hist −113 Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations No edit summary
- 08:3308:33, 28 October 2018 diff hist +2 Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations No edit summary
- 08:3308:33, 28 October 2018 diff hist +6 Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations No edit summary
- 08:3208:32, 28 October 2018 diff hist +14 Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations No edit summary
26 October 2018
- 22:4222:42, 26 October 2018 diff hist +215 Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations No edit summary
23 October 2018
- 23:2223:22, 23 October 2018 diff hist +3 Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork? →Artists have been approached by the Church in the past to paint a more accurate scene, yet denied the request for artistic vision.
- 23:2123:21, 23 October 2018 diff hist +2 Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork? →Artists have been approached a few times in the past to paint a more accurate scene, yet denied the request for artistic vision.
- 23:1923:19, 23 October 2018 diff hist +31 Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork? →Artists have been approached a few times in the past to paint a more accurate scene, yet denied the request for artistic vision.
- 23:1823:18, 23 October 2018 diff hist +1,873 Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork? →Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork?
- 22:1322:13, 23 October 2018 diff hist +240 Question: How does FAIR respond to criticism? →FairMormon will change its findings occasionally as each response is the product of a particular state of scholarship, the often unique perspective of an apologist, and often with a particular criticism/rebranding of that criticism in mind
- 22:0622:06, 23 October 2018 diff hist +1,055 Question: How does FAIR respond to criticism? →The objective of apologetics is to provide answers to critical questions by searching for criticism to answer, surfacing sources, evaluating logic/hidden assumptions, and forming a coherent, well-researched response to those questions
- 21:0821:08, 23 October 2018 diff hist +844 Question: Were the Isaiah passages in the Book of Mormon simply plagiarized from the King James Bible? →A closer look at these duplicate Isaiah texts actually provides us an additional witness of the Book of Mormon's authenticity
- 20:2820:28, 23 October 2018 diff hist +1,400 Question: Is someone unreliable because they practiced "treasure hunting" and believed in the use of seer stones to find lost objects? →Question: Is someone unreliable because they practiced "treasure hunting" and believed in the use of seer stones to find lost objects?
- 20:1920:19, 23 October 2018 diff hist +173 Question: How does FAIR respond to criticism? →Question: How does FairMormon respond to criticism?
22 October 2018
- 05:5605:56, 22 October 2018 diff hist +204 Detailed response to CES Letter, Conclusion →Response to claim: "Among the first sources I looked to for answers were official Church sources such as Mormon.org and LDS.org. I couldn’t find them."
21 October 2018
- 19:1019:10, 21 October 2018 diff hist +13 When spiritual impressions seem mistaken →There are a variety of ways to view these situations
20 October 2018
- 05:2705:27, 20 October 2018 diff hist −1 Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? No edit summary
- 05:2705:27, 20 October 2018 diff hist +1 Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? No edit summary
- 05:2505:25, 20 October 2018 diff hist +1 Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? No edit summary
- 05:2405:24, 20 October 2018 diff hist +37 Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? No edit summary
- 05:2205:22, 20 October 2018 diff hist +14,646 Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? →Environmental factors should be kept in mind when assessing an anachronism
- 04:3304:33, 20 October 2018 diff hist +466 Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? →An "anachronism" is an element in a text that is "out of time." That is, it does not match the time and place of the text's claimed production.
- 00:4400:44, 20 October 2018 diff hist +416 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham No edit summary
- 00:4000:40, 20 October 2018 diff hist −13 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham →The idolatrous Gods of Libnah, Korash, and Mahmackrah (Figures 6, 7, and 8)
- 00:3800:38, 20 October 2018 diff hist +5,462 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham →The idolatrous Gods of Libnah, Korash, and Mahmackrah (Figures 6, 7, and 8)
19 October 2018
- 23:3123:31, 19 October 2018 diff hist +1 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham →Firmament over our heads (Figure 12)
- 23:3023:30, 19 October 2018 diff hist +1,791 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham →Firmament over our heads (Figure 12)
- 23:0723:07, 19 October 2018 diff hist +6 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham No edit summary
- 23:0623:06, 19 October 2018 diff hist +1 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham →Question: What evidence does the Book of Abraham demonstrate to support its own antiquity?
- 23:0523:05, 19 October 2018 diff hist +6 Evidences that support the Book of Abraham /* Abraham made converts in Haran (Abraham 2:15)Mormons in Transition points to the Patrick commentary (Symon Patrick, et. al., A Critical Commentary and Paraphrase on the Old Testament, 1809, on Genesis 12:5) to discredit this evidence. There is no ev...