The Spalding Enigma (eBook)

Investigating the Mysterious Origin of The Book of Mormon

Wayne L Cowdrey, Arthur Vanick, Howard A Davis (Autoren)

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2018 | 1., Scholars' Edition
620 Seiten
St. Polycarp Publishing House (Verlag)
9781947707368 (ISBN)

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Expanded Scholars EditionWhere did The Book of Mormon come from? Who was Solomon Spalding and what connection did his manuscript have with Joseph Smith? To answer these questions, this book critically examines key historical documents, personal testimonies, and records of 19th-century Mormon history to examine this ';Spalding Enigma.' The authors have spent decades collecting and analyzing evidence to conclude that The Book of Mormon is an ';adaptation of an obscure historical novel' written by Revolutionary War veteran Solomon Spalding during the War of 1812. They assert that Mormon founders Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Joseph Smith Jr. adapted and embellished the Spalding manuscript to create The Book of Mormon. Follow along with Wayne Cowdrey (a relative of Oliver Cowdrey's family), Arthur Vanick, and Howard Davis as they pursue this enigma and present the evidence for you to draw your own conclusion.This Expanded Scholars' Edition contains extensive notes and appendices. A concise Readers' Edition is also available.

Inhalt

Foreword by Dr. Gene Edward Veith
Preface
Interpretation of Frequently Used Terms
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
1 Genesis
2 Memories
3 Synchronicities
4 The Letter
5 Red Herring
6 Hat Trick
7 Questions
8 Family Plot
9 The Elusive Oliver
10 The Gold Bible Business
11 The Mysterious Stranger
12 Revelations
Afterword
Appendices
Appendix I: A Chronology of Joseph Smith, Jr.: 1822-1830
Appendix II: The Detroit Manuscript
Appendix III: How to Make an Angel, & Other Miracles: Three Letters of Jesse J. Moss and other References
Appendix IV: Excerpt from Vernal Holly’s Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look, and letter from Judge Joel King Noble to Prof. Jonathan Baldwin Turner (March 8, 1842)
Appendix V: The Cephas Dodd Hoax
Appendix VI: Solomon Spalding’s “The Frogs of Windham”
Appendix VII: The Cowderys Move Westward: Cowdery Family Migrations to Vermont, New York and Ohio; A Chronology: 1785-1830
Appendix VIII: Emma Smith’s 1845 Letter to the New York Sun
Appendix IX: Circumstances Surrounding Martin Harris’ 1828 Visit to Professor Robert Anthon of Columbia University
Appendix X: Facts and Statistics Regarding Travel in the Early 19th Century
Appendix XI: Selected Excerpts from the 1831 Letters of Ezra Booth
Appendix XII: Solomon Spalding’s Land Transactions: 1798-1812
Appendix XIII: The Curious Story of Solomon Spalding at Locust Hill
Appendix XIV: The “Wood Scrape” Incident
Appendix XV: Book of Mormon Wordprint Analysis
Appendix XVI: Religious Material in The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible Conundrum
Appendix XVII: Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Appendix XVIII: “Manuscript Found” and the Moroni Myth: The Importance of Being Honest (revised)
Index of End Notes
About the Authors
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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.5.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• Schlagworte: Book of Mormon • Joseph Smith • Latter-day Saints • Mormon history • mormonism • Solomon Spalding • Spalding Enigma
• ISBN-13: 9781947707368 / 9781947707368