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Plagiarism theories
FAIR Latter-day Saints
Shared nineteenth-century interest in Israelite origins of Native Americans explains why Ethan Smith and Joseph Smith both mention that idea — it was in the air. It does not explain Lehi’s psalm, King Benjamin’s suzerainty speech, Alma’s chiastic conversion, or the Arabian itinerary. Parallelomania is not evidence.
If Joseph had View of the Hebrews on his desk, he hid his sources by writing a completely different book.
- Similar cultural rumors ≠ literary dependence.
- Core Book of Mormon doctrines are not in Ethan Smith.
- Spalding-Rigdon theories have never produced the missing link.