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Lars Pauling Nielsen
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Lars Nielsen
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Several explanations for the seemingly sudden appearance of The Book of Mormon in 1829 (first published in 1830) have been put forth by historians and apologists alike. Each holds some value to its advocates while displaying obvious inconsistencies and unexplained features. However, significant new evidence necessitates the revision of all such authorship theories, including and especially the sole-authorship hypothesis—that Joseph Smith (between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-three) single-handedly composed all the sentences in The Book of Mormon through creative writing, automatic writing, or inspired dictation. Neoteric observations reveal deliberately hidden details in Mormonism’s keystone scripture that could not have been put there by Smith.
What is the real story behind how the two bookending characters (Nephi and Mormon) got their names? Where did the idea of Nephi being guided through the wilderness by a spiritually magnetic compass—a curious ball having pointers, spindles, and writing on its sides—truly come from? In this book, such details are called “Kircherisms,” a new class of anachronisms in The Book of Mormon. These Kircherisms have revealed a fresh set of influences, an undiscovered source text, and a wellspring of intriguing evidence that has never been published anywhere else.
With an infusion of new data, this book presents a novel and distinctive exegesis as well as a mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive framework for organizing and evaluating the merits of all prior authorship theories. One mechanism, in particular, has emerged as the most comprehensive, evidence-based, and satisfying explanation for how The Book of Mormon came to pass.
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A new perspective: The historical puzzle of The book of Mormon.
"How The Book of Mormon Came to Pass" is a captivating and meticulously researched exploration into the origins of the Book of Mormon. Nielsen's extensive primary research shines throughout the book, providing a robust foundation for his arguments. By delving into historical documents, and linguistic analyses, Nielsen uncovers a new class of anachronisms that challenge the traditional narrative of the Book of Mormon's authenticity and history.
Nielsen's revelations about these anachronisms raise important questions about the text's origins and the historical context it purports to represent. His scholarly rigor and compelling presentation invite readers to reconsider long-held beliefs and engage with the evidence on a deeper level. "How The Book of Mormon Came to Pass" is an essential read for those interested in religious history and the ongoing debate over the authenticity of one of America's most intriguing religious texts.
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𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑥 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝐷𝑆 𝑝𝑟𝑒-𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 "𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛"... 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝, 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑁𝐿𝑌 𝑂𝑁𝐸... 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐈 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐌,𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐁 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒..𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐍'𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐃'𝐒 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅. 𝐓𝐎 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 ... 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐥' 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
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- Elliott
- 05-26-24
Brilliant, powerful, thorough. The Spaulding theory is solidified and expanded.
From Kircher to Spaulding to Rigdon to Smith, the layers of the Book of Mormon are analyzed thematically, stylistically and statistically. Compelling evidence is given and alternative theories are given a fair defense. there are Easter eggs of funny quips and double meanings throughout that only people especially familiar with the LDS church will get. Very much recommend.
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- Dr. Joe de Beauchamp
- 09-17-24
Real Truths
I read the thesis paper of this phd. it proceeds in the most logical proof section of the book of Mormon. I like the way he tested his theories out and proved the source of the book of Mormon.
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- John Allen
- 08-01-24
Super Insightful
I thought the book was incredibly well thought out. I am amazed he was able to put this together. Given its length, I expected it to be wordy or boring, but I was enthralled all the way through. It was clever and super insightful, and it made so much sense to me. The only thing that bothered me slightly was the attack on Russell Nelson. I understand it, but I think it could have been left out. It will be interesting to see how this book affects the church. Personally, I think I could stay in this church if it came forward and honestly proclaimed its errors.
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- Spencer Black
- 03-21-25
Heart-felt Compassionate Explanation
Heart-felt Compassionate Explanation. I would love to discuss this with each person in my life that shares a meaningful relationship!
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- AmazonCustomer
- 05-22-24
Wow, Stunning!
Sitting here stunned as the final words are read from this book. This is one of few books that I will need to go back over multiple times to fully grasp as it is rich in scholarly research and so beautifully and even poetically written while maintaining balance and consideration and explanation for multiple perspectives. I deeply respect the authors ultimate desire for TRUTH not only for himself and his posterity but for all to receive.
Thank you Lars Nielsen for the many sacrifices made to bring about this book that is needed at this time more than ever as many lives have been greatly affected by Mormonism and are looking for answers and healing.
This is also a great historical resource for those that are interested in better understanding this niche of American history.
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- Arthur Sippo
- 05-31-24
New insights to the REAL sources of the Book of Mormon
The author demonstrates the connections - both direct and indirect - between the alleged Mormon scriptures and the work of Athanasius Kertcher a 17th Century Jesuit scholar. This discovery explains the source of the alleged ‘reformed Egyptian’ alphabet, the mysterious magic compass that supposedly led members of the lost 10 tribes of Israel, and some of the names of alleged characters in Mormon lore among other things. The theses that are proposed make any any alleged revelations to Joseph Smith utterly dubious and the whole series of Mormon cults a sad case of deception foisted on millions of people over the last 2 centuries. Anyone who wishes to understand how these frauds were perpetrated needs to read this book!
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- Cory
- 04-12-25
A new theory advances the quest for BOM source(s)
Not only has the author done his research and applied impeccable logic, he has a sense of humor. The book is rife with comical referrences. Unfortunatley, many of the references will only be caught by Mormons or former Mormons. The book does occassionaly get bogged down in minutiae and details which may be uninteresting to some readers. However, there are many new and interesting historical nuggets and connections. I have been studying Mormon history for years and much of the information in this book was new to me. Fantastic work. Kuddos to the author.
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