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==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
| − | + | Critics charge that the 'problems' with the Book of Mormon made Brigham H. Roberts (an early LDS apologist and member of the First Quorum of Seventy) lose his faith in the its historicity. | |
===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ||
| − | * | + | *John Ankerberg and John Weldon, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism'' (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 280, 301–3. |
| + | *John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, ''Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors'' (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 222. | ||
| + | *James R. Spencer, "The Disappointment of B. H. Roberts: Five Questions That Forced a Mormon General Authority to Abandon the Book of Mormon" (Boise, Idaho: Through the Maze, 1991). | ||
| + | *Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''The Changing World of Mormonism'' (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), 126–8. | ||
| + | * James White, ''Letters to a Mormon Elder'' (Southbridge, MA: Crowne, 1990), 140–142. | ||
==Response== | ==Response== | ||
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Contents
Criticism
Critics charge that the 'problems' with the Book of Mormon made Brigham H. Roberts (an early LDS apologist and member of the First Quorum of Seventy) lose his faith in the its historicity.
Source(s) of the Criticism
- John Ankerberg and John Weldon, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 280, 301–3.
- John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 222.
- James R. Spencer, "The Disappointment of B. H. Roberts: Five Questions That Forced a Mormon General Authority to Abandon the Book of Mormon" (Boise, Idaho: Through the Maze, 1991).
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changing World of Mormonism (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), 126–8.
- James White, Letters to a Mormon Elder (Southbridge, MA: Crowne, 1990), 140–142.
Response
The response should be brief and summary in nature.
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
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External links
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