S4E33 Theory for the Origin of the Book of Mormon

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Attacking the Book of Mormon is a staple of anti-Mormon commentary, however, the fact that it exists creates a problem. There are many theories about the origin of the Book of Mormon that attempt to explain it away and in this episode, we explore a lesser-known theory. Gerrit also makes a definitive statement that Joseph Smith did not steal the line “I have dreamed a dream” (1 Nephi 8:2) from the 1980 musical Les Misérables. Gerrit also sets up the context of one of his favorite stories from Church history. Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: ⁠https://standardoftruth.com/tours/⁠ Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast. In this podcast, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont and Professor Richard
0:07.8	Luduke explore the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the
0:13.2	life and teachings of Prophet Joseph Smith. They examine the original historical sources and
0:18.8	provide context for events of the past. They approach the
0:22.5	history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.
0:37.1	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:40.9	I'm your host, Dr. Garrett, Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my friend, Professor Richard
0:45.4	Luduke.
0:46.0	Hello, Garrett.
0:46.8	I'm excited for this episode.
0:48.5	We're going to talk about something that's near and dear to my heart toward the middle
0:51.9	or end.
0:52.4	We'll see how far we get with Paul Bunyan.
0:55.4	But or John Bunyan.
0:57.3	It really just depends on what Babe the Blue Wocks has to say about things.
1:01.3	Or any of the bunions or a bunion in general on your foot.
1:06.3	We're going to cover all the bunions today.
1:08.2	But I appreciate you letting me talk about something that's near and near to my heart eventually later on.
1:15.3	We'll see.
1:15.9	We'll see if it pans out.
1:17.9	If you're listening to this and it's edited, you know.
1:21.8	We didn't get to it.
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