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Just as a growing interest in millennialism at the turn of this century has rejuvenated religious debate and questions concerning the fate of the world, so did Mormonism develop from millennial enthusiasm early in the nineteenth century. Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, and a provocative, even controversial figure in history, declared that he had been given the authority to restore the true church in the latter days. The primary source of Smith's latter-day revelation is The Book of Mormon, and to fully understand his role as the founder of the Mormon faith, one must also understand The Book of Mormon and how it came to be. Unfortunately, the literature about Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon is permeated with contradiction and controversy. In the first edition of this impressive work, David Persuitte provided a significant amount of revealing biographical information about Smith that resolved many of the controversies concerning his character. He also presented an extensive comparative analysis positing that the probable conceptual source for The Book of Mormon was a book entitled View of the Hebrews; or the Tribes of Israel in America, which was written by an early New England minister named Ethan Smith. Now in an expanded and revised second edition incorporating many new findings relating to the origin of The Book of Mormon, Mr. Persuitte's book continues to shed much new light on the path Joseph Smith took toward founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Technical writer and editor David Persuitte lives in Washington, D.C.
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"Invaluable for the vivid account it gives of Smith's background, his personality, and the turbulent first years of his church...the crispest, best-structured account...excellent." --Free Inquiry
"Carefully researched...thoughtfully presented." --The Journal of Mormon History
"Intriguing...copious...extensive bibliography...excellent...highly recommended." --Imagine
"Carefully researched...thoughtfully presented." --The Journal of Mormon History
"Intriguing...copious...extensive bibliography...excellent...highly recommended." --Imagine
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- PublisherMcFarland Publishing
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0899501346
- ISBN 13 9780899501345
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages295
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