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Critics have often complained about the frequent repetition of "and it came to pass" in the Book of Mormon.{{ref|bachelor.1}} Mark Twain famously joked that if the phrase were omitted, Joseph would have published a pamphlet instead of a book.{{ref|twain.1}} | Critics have often complained about the frequent repetition of "and it came to pass" in the Book of Mormon.{{ref|bachelor.1}} Mark Twain famously joked that if the phrase were omitted, Joseph would have published a pamphlet instead of a book.{{ref|twain.1}} | ||
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As it turns out, however, this much-maligned phrase is actually evidence of the Book of Mormon's authentic antiquity. | As it turns out, however, this much-maligned phrase is actually evidence of the Book of Mormon's authentic antiquity. | ||
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Contents
Issue
Critics have often complained about the frequent repetition of "and it came to pass" in the Book of Mormon.[1] Mark Twain famously joked that if the phrase were omitted, Joseph would have published a pamphlet instead of a book.[2]
==Answer
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As it turns out, however, this much-maligned phrase is actually evidence of the Book of Mormon's authentic antiquity.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
Detailed Analysis
== Notes ==
- [note] Origen Bachelor, Mormonism Exposed Internally and Externally (New York: Privately Published, 1838), 9. off-site
- [note] [citation needed]