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Dr. Duncan and the Book of Mormon

TitleDr. Duncan and the Book of Mormon
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1890
AuthorsCarlisle, J.E.
MagazineThe Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star
Volume52
Issue Number35
Pagination552–556
Date Published1 September 1890
KeywordsAnti-Mormon; Book of Mormon Authenticity; Forgery; Literary Criticism
Abstract

This article is a defense of the Book of Mormon against the criticism of Dr. Duncan in the Islington Gazette of August 18th. Dr. Duncan, evidently a literary critic, concluded that the Book of Mormon was either a clumsy or barefaced forgery or a pious fraud. The author writes that the Book of Mormon makes clear many doctrines that are difficult to understand in the Bible. Also, the history and gospel taught by the Bible and the Book of Mormon are similar because both were inspired of God.

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