Podcast: Download (6.8MB)
In this article, Michael Ash explains how Joseph Smith may have used the tight control method in the translation process of the Book of Mormon. Proper names are spelled out for the first time to correct any misunderstanding that may have occurred when sounding out new names. Proper grammar is also addressed as an issue to explain how a strong case can be made that the Book of Mormon often betrays “a too literal adherence to an apparent Hebrew original.”
The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online.
Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt, as well as the book, of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith. Both books are available for purchase online through the FairMormon Bookstore.
Tell your friends about the Mormon Fair-Cast. Share a link on your Facebook page and help increase the popularity of the Mormon Fair-Cast by subscribing to this podcast in iTunes, and by rating it and writing a review.
[…] http://www.fairblog.org/2013/12/06/fair-issues-33the-tight-control-theory/ […]