Joseph Smith's 1823 vision
Uncovering the angel message
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10935360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G St John Stott, Gordon Stott (Hebron University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 347-362 |
| Publication date | 1988-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0048-721x(88)80047-2 |
| OpenAlex | W2167623618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
J oseph Smith, Jr claimed to have seen an angel in the autumn of 1823, and to have learned from that angel of the Book of Mormon. He further claimed that the da y after his vision he found the Book of Mormon plates. An analysis of Smith's vision narratives-the earliest of which dates to 1832-shows that such claims were anachronistic. Smith could not have found the plates that year. Possibly Smith invented the vision in order to gain status in his family; more probably, however, there was a vision (hallucination) which Smith interpreted differently as time passed and he saw its significance for his career as prophet and ' translator
Anachronism · Art · Literature · Narrative · Order (exchange · Archaeology and Natural History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |