Category: Solomon Spalding
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The Solomon Spalding Theory
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner A study of Book of Mormon authorship relating toSolomon Spalding The following article is an excerpt from our book, Joseph Smith’s Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon (Chapter 9) The authorship of the Book of Mormon has been hotly debated since it was first published. The title…
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Lost and Found?
Spalding’s Manuscript and 116 Book of Mormon Pages By Jerald and Sandra Tanner A few months ago a reporter from one of the largest newspapers in the United States asked us if it was true that the Mormon Church had bought the long-lost Solomon Spalding manuscript for $6,000,000. We replied that we had no information…
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Honesty with Mormons on Spalding
On June 25, 1977, researchers claimed handwriting evidence indicated the Book of Mormon was authored by Solomon Spaulding. Counterarguments and handwriting analyses disproved this theory, questioning the researchers’ conclusions.