Leolaia	Re: Anyone read Oahspe, A New Bible in the Words of Jehovih? What did you t
	Merry....Bear in mind that the question of literary dependence does not require a direct copying of material from another manuscript. Some people could memorize a great of written material (actors come to mind), and utilize it in a new composition from memory. This is certainly the case for some of the literary dependence in the NT, in which the OT was quoted in half-remembered paraphrase. Joseph Smith was not only dependent on Spaulding (which I do not question), but also on the KJV, which he certainly was very well versed with -- utilizing a great deal material (including lengthy passages from Isaiah) in the Book of Mormon. Automaticity is the mode of writing, and there is much evidence of how he wrote the book from witnesses with him at the time. And what they report is especially close to automatic writing of the time. The literary features of the book are also relevant. Anyway, I recommend the article....it is a good overview of the evidence.
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