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Book of Mormon Word Count
Book of Mormon Word Count
The 1830 Book of Mormon word count is 269,528.9 The text mentions;
more than 175 individuals and groups
who existed in at least 125 different topographical locations
makes reference more than 425 specific geographical movements.
includes more than 100 different names for deity
includes 337 proper names, of which 188 are unique to the Book of Mormon.
includes are 430 identifiable chiasms, with more than thirty being six-level or greater...
The Book of Mormon vocabulary’ (1829) includes;
abhorrence, abridgment, affrighted, anxiety, arraigned, breastwork, cimeters, commencement, condescension, consignation, delightsome, depravity, derangement, discernible, disposition, distinguished, embassy, encompassed, enumerated, frenzied, hinderment, ignominious, impenetrable, iniquitous, insensibility, interposition, loftiness, management, nothingness, overbearance, petition, priestcraft, probationary, proclamation, provocation, regulation, relinquished, repugnant, scantiness, serviceable, stratagem, typifying, unquenchable, and unwearyingness.18
Shakespeare’s play-writing abilities manifested themselves first at age 26. By his death in 1616 (age 52), he had produced more than 850,000 words. Joseph Smith’s lifetime literary output was less, ~ 420,000 words. But, the vast majority of the Prophet’s revelations, translations, and dictations were finished by the age at which Shakespeare had completed his first play.
Book of Mormon Timeline
Book of Mormon Timeline
Several authors have calculated a productivity timeline for the full dictation of the original Book of Mormon.28 John W. Welch, who identified five anchor dates in 182929:
April 7, when Oliver Cowdery began scribing in Harmony, Pennsylvania.
May 15, the day corresponding to the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood by John the Baptist
May 31, when the Title Page of the Book of Mormon was translated.
June 11, when Joseph Smith obtained the copyright from the Library of Congress.
June 30, the established date for completion of the translation
Welch starts with the 85 days between April 7 and June 30. Welch subtracts 11 days were needed for travel, with another 16 for time spent farming, Sunday observance, doing business, visiting with guests, religious activities, performing needed chores, and other distractions. Another day is subtracted to account for 13 revelations received during those weeks. Leaving ~57 days devoted to translation/writing of the original 1830 Book of Mormon manuscript.
Compared to his "peers"...
Compared to his "peers"...
How does the length of the Book of Mormon compare to the first books published by other young authors in the past centuries? The word count of the Book of Mormon surpasses the next lengthy volume by more than 80,000 words, nearly a 50% increase.
Joseph Smith’s education was less than that of any of these other authors, except perhaps... Mary Shelley.
The Book of Mormon Lexile score is 1150,24 which correlates to an eighth-grade reading level. Other popular books with an 1150 Lexile score include Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 364,153 words), Moby Dick, (Herman Melville, 206,052 words), and Great Expectations (Charles Dickens, 162,690 words).2
The Book of Mormon scores 51–56 on the Flesch Reading Ease Scale, which correlates to “Fairly difficult to difficult to read.”20 Additional analytic calculations have been used to determine text readability and complexity. Averaging these scores places the Book of Mormon reading level around the eleventh grade (high school junior).
IF Joseph Smith was NOT what he claimed to be, The Translator of an ancient text, compiled from multiple historians/prophets,
IF Joseph Smith was NOT what he claimed to be, The Translator of an ancient text, compiled from multiple historians/prophets,
...then he ranks near the TOP of the greatest English authors in history.
...then he ranks near the TOP of the greatest English authors in history.
Brian Hale's PDF here detailing the Book of Mormon Author Gap!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxtgte406db...
Brian's article: "Proving to the World: A Unique Declaration in the Doctrine and Covenants Section 20.
Source Notes:
Source Notes:
https://debunking-cesletter.com/ces-letter-rebuttals/
“I translated the Book of Mormon from hieroglyphics, the knowledge of which was lost to the world, in which wonderful event I stood alone, an unlearned youth, to combat the worldly wisdom and multiplied ignorance of eighteen centuries, with new revelation, which (if they would receive the everlasting Gospel,) would open the eyes of more than eight hundred millions of people, and make ‘plain the old paths,’ wherein if a man walk in all the ordinances of God blameless, he shall inherit eternal life.”
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