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Did Joseph Smith actually translate anything?

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:59 am
by 2bizE
Please help my unbelief…
Did JS actually translate anything from one language to another?
BoM: nope. Used a rock in a hat and gold plates were not looked at.
BoA: nope. Papyri has nothing to do with BoA.
Bible Translation: Nope. Took ideas from Adam Clark.
Kinderhook plates: nope. They were fake.

Is there a work he actually translated?

Re: Did Joseph Smith actually translate anything?

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:29 pm
by Spicy McHaggis
I think if he had actually translated anything the church would dedicate a huge museum in downtown SLC to whatever ancient document he translated.

The church's silence on it is proof he did not translate anything.

Re: Did Joseph Smith actually translate anything?

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:36 pm
by jfro18
I mean he *tried* to translate languages beyond just Abraham/Kinderhook plates, but he was always wrong... even the Adamic language is absolutely nonsensical.

Re: Did Joseph Smith actually translate anything?

Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:38 am
by Not Buying It
He translated things in the same sense he revealed sacred truths - in actuality he just made crap up all the time.