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Joseph Smith's 1823 vision: Uncovering the angel message
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In this article, an analysis of Smith's vision narratives, the earliest of which dates to 1832, shows that Smith could not have found the Book of Mormon plates that year.About:
This article is published in Religion.The article was published on 1988-10-01. It has received 1 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Order (virtue).read more
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Talking to Angels; Talking of Angels: Constructing the Angelology of the Book of Mormon
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors take the publication of the vision reports found in the Book of Mormon (1830) as an example of a visionary's concern for validation, and show how Joseph Smith, Jr. (the book's "author and translator") could rely on his readers confirming - by their tacit assent to what they read - the truth of what he held to be his own revelatory experience.
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Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition
TL;DR: Shipps has found a way to understand the Mormons that will truly please both believers and non-believers as mentioned in this paper, and this may be the most brilliant book ever written on Mormonism.
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Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft
TL;DR: Salem Village in the Seventeenth Century: A Chronology Abbreviations Used in the Notes Prologue: What Happened in 1692 1. 1692: Some New Perspectives 2. 1639-1687 3. Afflicted Village, 1688-1697 4. Salem Town and Salem Village: The Dynamics