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Joseph
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"And Alma and Amulek went forth preaching repentance to the people in their temples, and in their sanctuaries, and also in their synagogues, which were built after the manner of the Jews."
Why did the Jewish writer feel the need to state that the Jews whom he's writing about built their Jewish house of worship "after the manner of the Jews?" How else should it have been built, 78 years before Jesus was even born?
— Oct 11, 2026 10:28AM
Why did the Jewish writer feel the need to state that the Jews whom he's writing about built their Jewish house of worship "after the manner of the Jews?" How else should it have been built, 78 years before Jesus was even born?
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Joseph
is on page 240 of 531
Does it occur to these guys that the king might punish them for making him lose his property?
Follow-up question: did it occur to Smith?
— 19 hours, 53 min ago
Follow-up question: did it occur to Smith?
Joseph
is on page 239 of 531
"Now they wept because of the fear of being slain. Now when Ammon saw this his heart was swollen within him with joy."
Nice guy, Ammon.
— 20 hours, 24 min ago
Nice guy, Ammon.
Joseph
is on page 219 of 531
Oh, at some point Smith decided which Josephite tribe they're from. (Or possibly remembered which one was on those missing pages.)
— Oct 06, 2026 02:10PM
Joseph
is on page 215 of 531
First "Amaleki," now "Amulek." Smith really seems to like that name (which God commanded to be erased from memory).
— Oct 02, 2026 11:07AM
Joseph
is on page 212 of 531
"And behold, [Jesus] shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers."
Um. Jesus was rather famously born in BETHLEHEM, at least according to the New Testament.
A generous interpretation is that Smith is using "Jerusalem" to stand for the whole "land of our forefathers." The term "Zion" can mean Jerusalem or the entire Land of Israel, but I don't think "Jerusalem" is ever used that way.
— Oct 02, 2026 10:29AM
Um. Jesus was rather famously born in BETHLEHEM, at least according to the New Testament.
A generous interpretation is that Smith is using "Jerusalem" to stand for the whole "land of our forefathers." The term "Zion" can mean Jerusalem or the entire Land of Israel, but I don't think "Jerusalem" is ever used that way.
Joseph
is on page 211 of 531
It's hard to tell what's a grammar mistake and what's just the weird phrasing of Smith's Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe, but "which is of more importance than they all" does not sound right even by Shakespearean standards.
— Oct 02, 2026 10:25AM
Joseph
is on page 197 of 531
Silk and linen, eh? In pre-Columbian America?
I know we've already had wild cows, but c'mon, man, silk is rather famously from China.
— Sep 29, 2026 08:38AM
I know we've already had wild cows, but c'mon, man, silk is rather famously from China.
Joseph
is on page 188 of 531
"My soul was wracked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more."
I don't think you know what "eternal" means.
— Sep 25, 2026 08:34AM
I don't think you know what "eternal" means.
Joseph
is on page 186 of 531
Alma is "receiving many" into the church, and also "being persecuted by all those who did not belong," but they have the king on their side. If anything, shouldn't this be the official religion that everyone is required to join? This isn't the early church or 19th century Mormonism. The authorities are on your side here.
— Sep 24, 2026 11:17PM