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Title | Attempts to Redefine the Experience of the Eight Witnesses |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Anderson, Richard Lloyd |
Journal | Journal of Book of Mormon Studies |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 18-31, 125-127 |
Keywords | Early Church History; Eight Witnesses; Gold Plates |
Abstract | Skeptics have misused some historical sources as they attempt to reverse the Eight Witnesses’ statements about their physical contact with the Book of Mormon plates. The Eight Witnesses speak of viewing the plates themselves with unobstructed vision. They left 10 specific statements of handling the plates. This article provides an overview of the statements and experiences of the Eight Witnesses and the arguments of their critics, both then and now. Their unequivocal testimonies resist revisionists’ attempts to portray their experience as mere illusion or deception. |
URL | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol14/iss1/4 |
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