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Some religions have at least a whisper of a connection with Christianity.

They claim to be the true versions of Christianity,

truer than historic Christianity.

One of those is Mormonism.

Another one is the Jehovah's Witnesses. Both of them add scriptures. In the case of the Mormons, it's the book of Mormon. In the case of

the Jehovah's Witnesses, it's a, well, not a translation. It claims to be a translation, but really

a commentary on scripture that purports to teach the things

of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Welcome back to Issues, etc. It's time for part four of our

series on the Bible and other religious writings today, the Book of Mormon, and a New World Translation.

Dr. Adam Francisco joins us, Director of Academics and Scholar and Residence for 1517,

adjunct professor of history at Concordia University of Chicago and author of one word, many writings.

Dr. Francisco, welcome. Hi, Todd. Turning first to Mormonism and the Book of Mormon were

there any eyewitnesses when Joseph Smith claims he

found these golden plates on which were inscribed the book of Mormon if I'm allowed just a one

word answer no and in fact when he allegedly translated or i guess dictated the alleged golden tablets he kept

them and a secluded from his scribes either behind a like a curtain or another room there's

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