Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations

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Contents 1 Criticism 1.1 Source(s) of the criticism 2 Response 3 Conclusion 4 Endnotes 5 Further reading 5.1 FAIR wiki articles 5.2 FAIR web site 5.3 External links 5.4 Printed material

Criticism

Critics look to numerous contemporary sources to explain how Joseph Smith was able to produce the Book of Abraham.

Source(s) of the criticism

• Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945) 171–172. ( Index of claims )
• Grant H. Palmer, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) 17–24. ( Index of claims )

Response

The following contemporary sources are claimed by various critics to be sources for the Book of Abraham.

• Genesis
• Josephus
• Philosophy of a Future State by Thomas Dick

Conclusion

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Endnotes

None

Further reading

FAIR wiki articles

FAIR web site

• FAIR Topical Guide:

External links

Printed material