1066: Dan Vogel - Theories of Book of Mormon Authorship Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2019
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
We are excited to welcome back preeminent Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel to Mormon Stories Podcast. In these episodes, we continue our deep dive into explaining the authorship of the Book of Mormon including these topics:
- The Solomon Spaulding manuscript theory of Book of Mormon authorship
- The Dartmouth university connections to The Book of Mormon
- The View of the Hebrews theory of Book of Mormon authorship
- The Sidney Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship.
- Timeline and mechanics for dictating The Book of Mormon
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