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Critics claim that Joseph Smith derived the idea of "three degrees of glory" in the afterlife from Emanuel Swedborg's book, ''Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen'' (1758).{{ref|fn1}} | Critics claim that Joseph Smith derived the idea of "three degrees of glory" in the afterlife from Emanuel Swedborg's book, ''Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen'' (1758).{{ref|fn1}} | ||
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===Source(s) of the criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the criticism=== | ||
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Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that Joseph Smith derived the idea of "three degrees of glory" in the afterlife from Emanuel Swedborg's book, Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen (1758).[1]
Some believe that Joseph Smith borrowed the concept of three degrees of glory from Swedish philosopher and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). This portrait shows him at age 75. Original from en.wikipedia.org.
Source(s) of the criticism
- "Recovery from Mormonism" website
Response
Conclusion
Endnotes
- [note] The Latin title of the original was De Caelo et Ejus Mirabilibus et de inferno, ex Auditis et Visis. An on-line version is available as translated by J.C. Ager, off-site