Wordprint studies of the book of mormon fairmormon. Ive seen tbms reference this study, numerous times, to argue that joseph smith couldnt have written the book of mormon. If he copied from someone, we should see that authors writing style likewise. Fortunately the book of mormon is a nearideal document for such objective wordprint studies, provided the measurement is made correctly. Modern computers have given birth to a new science of analyzing word patterns in documents whose authorship is disputed. Hilton, byu studies, on verifying word print studies, 101. Linguistic anachronisms in the book of mormon are words that represent concepts that are not believed to have. Of course, wordprint analysis, while it can measure certain facts objectively, cannot prove the holiness of the book of mormon. Perhaps the wordprint analysis tells us more about computers than about the book of mormon.
Garen counter pick lolzera melhor portal sobre league. Book of mormon authorship has made a prima facie case for the ancient origins of the book of mormon. Book of mormon wordprint studies in 2020 lds church is. Bruce schaalje, stylometric analyses of the book of mormon. It fails, however, to respond to scholarly criticism in some crucial areas. Rencher, and tim layton published the first complete analysis of the book of mormon using the then adolescent tool of computerized stylometry, or wordprinting. According to most adherents of the latter day saint movement, the book of mormon is a 19thcentury translation of a record of ancient inhabitants of the american continent, which was written in a script which the book refers to as reformed egyptian. The problem of book of mormon authorship has challenged historians and. Im about to run out of credit nnbook every year jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, changes signs. If joseph smith wrote the book of mormon, we should be able to see his literary style across the entire book. However, does anyone have additional thoughts on the 1982 byu study. Since the larsen study of the book of mormon authors used common words as.
The initial book of mormon wordprint studies were carried out by larsen, rencher, and layton. Word print analysis on the book of mormon update on my work. What can stylometry tell us about book of mormon authorship. Book of mormon computer studies are fascinating to me, and i believe in the future they will be key to understanding book of mormon origins. Here is what will probably be the first of several book of mormon wordprint analysis posts, based on a database i put together and curiosity ive had for many years about voices in the book of mormon. This claim, as well as all claims to historical authenticity of the book of mormon, are rejected by nonlatter day saint historians and scientists. Ninety blocks of words were used from joseph smith, w. According to most adherents of the latter day saint movement, the book of mormon is a. By wordprint analysis, it is now possible with a high degree of certainty to tell which suspected authors did not write a given work. Chiasmus and the book of mormon utah lighthouse ministry.
Book of mormon wordprints reexamined a look at the byu study. Book of mormon wordprint analysis lds church is true blog. Book of mormon wordprint or word pattern studies parent page. Book of mormon wordprint studies have been used by both critics and apologists to provide valuable insights into the text of the bom. After conducting numerous tests and analyses, larsen and his colleagues. Since the book of mormons publication in 1830, a number of different theories. A forum for exmormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the mormon church.
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