New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study, Part I: Some Standard Tests

Title	New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study, Part I: Some Standard Tests
Publication Type	Magazine Article
Year of Publication	1953
Authors	Nibley, Hugh W.
Magazine	Improvement Era
Volume	56
Issue Number	11
Pagination	830–831, 859–862
Date Published	November 1953
Keywords	Authenticiry; Book of Mormon Authorship; External Evidence; Forgery; Higher Criticism; Scholarship; Three Witnesses
Abstract	This series vividly displays internal and external evidences to test whether the Book of Mormon is or is not a forgery, using the standard scholarly criteria for detecting forged writings. The author offers insightful comments on methodology for studying the Book of Mormon, evaluating evidence, using newly discovered documents, metal plates, literary criticism, poetry, lower criticism, and history. Nibley also comments on animals, weights and measures, and the use of the Bible in the Book of Mormon. The first part covers some tests of the Book of Mormon's authenticity.

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