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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith/Chapter 20
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- 1 Response to claims made in "Chapter 20: In the Quiver of the Almighty"
- 1.3 Claim
- Joseph gave some of the brethren money to purchase additional whiskey in contradiction to the Word of Wisdom.
- Joseph was presented with a bottle of wine and he "drank it with relish."
- Joseph told Robert Thompson that he should "get drunk and have a good spree" or that he would die.
- Joseph claimed to be able to translate a Greek psalter.
- Joseph claimed that he translated a portion of the Kinderhook plates.
Response to claims made in "Chapter 20: In the Quiver of the Almighty"
| Claims made in "Chapter 19: Mysteries of the Kingdom" | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Fawn Brodie
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Claims made in "Chapter 21: If a Man Entice a Maid" |
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Claim
- Joseph permitted the construction of a brewery in Nauvoo and allowed it to be advertised.
Response289
Claim
- Joseph gave some of the brethren money to purchase additional whiskey in contradiction to the Word of Wisdom.
Author's source(s) - Millennial Star 21:283.
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Claim
- Joseph was presented with a bottle of wine and he "drank it with relish."
Author's source(s) - History of the Church 5:380
289
Claim
- Joseph told Robert Thompson that he should "get drunk and have a good spree" or that he would die.
Author's source(s) - Diary of Oliver Huntington 3:166
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Claim
- Joseph claimed to be able to translate a Greek psalter.
Author's source(s) - [ATTENTION!]
- The author's claim is false: This claim from an 1842 anti-Mormon work is riddled with difficulties—including the fact that Joseph had studied Greek, and so would have known Greek characters upon examination.
- Joseph Smith/Translator/Greek psalter