Dan Petersen and the Murph video
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:19 pm
A long interview with Dan Petersen with the Murph. I was interested in how he reacted to criticism of the Book of Abraham. It seems he either has the catalyst view or perhaps looks at Gee's view that the Book of Abraham is missing (was destroyed).
I was watching it on my TV here in Australia early in the morning and had the sound turned off with dialogue below. It was funny how a machine interprets the words. His Book of Abraham comments at 2:00. Listed below the topics if you do not want wade through it all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4etMqGdW5lc&t=14s
00:00 Opening clips
02:39 Introducing thoughts
04:19 Seer stone in the hat and treasure digging
10:40 Did Joseph have the gift as a seer?
12:38 Could Joseph see buried treasure?
15:42 Did the angel and the gold plates evolve from treasure digging
20:15 Did Joseph deemphasise magic in his history?
24:45 Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
35:21 View of the Hebrews as an influence for the Book of Mormon
38:49 Late War and the First Book of Napoleon
40:40 The King James Bible in the Book of Mormon
48:37 The Lord revealing the translation with KJV language
50:03 Why errors brought through if a pure translation?
52:07 Sermon on the Mount vs Sermon at the temple
58:30 Are new testament passages anachronistic?
1:03:40 Did Joseph study the Bible a lot?
1:05:20 DNA and the Lamanites
1:10:00 Does the Book of Mormon speak of other populations here?
1:13:00 Lamanites in North America?
1:16:30 Who are the Lamanites?
1:19:00 Protestant Christianity in the Book of Mormon
1:22:49 Protestant theology & lack of doctrine in the Book of Mormon
1:27:59 Prophecies in the Book of Mormon, Nephi vs Joseph
1:37:22 Lehi's dream vs Joseph Smith sr's dream
1:40:00 The tower of Babel and the Jaredites
1:44:25 Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon- textual anachronism?
1:48:30 Responding to naturalistic explanations for the Book of Mormon
1:53:30 William Davis theory for how Joseph composed the Book of Mormon
1:56:13 Why not say the Book of Mormon is a product of Joseph Smith
2:02:12 Dan's view on the Book of Abraham papyrus
2:05:15 Polemic apologetics
2:11:39 Dan receiving personal attacks and threats
2:14:52 Civil dialogue between critics and apologists
2:17:58 What about those who don't believe in Book of Mormon historicity
2:20:18 Muhammad vs Joseph Smith
2:22:39 Does apologetics do more harm than good?
2:28:35 General authorities vs apologists
2:32:05 Are there understandable reasons for leaving the church?
2:36:59 What would cause you to lose your faith?
2:39:19 Guerilla Warfare in the Book of Mormon
2:44:00 Advice to those with faith struggles
2:51:05 Final thoughts
I was watching it on my TV here in Australia early in the morning and had the sound turned off with dialogue below. It was funny how a machine interprets the words. His Book of Abraham comments at 2:00. Listed below the topics if you do not want wade through it all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4etMqGdW5lc&t=14s
00:00 Opening clips
02:39 Introducing thoughts
04:19 Seer stone in the hat and treasure digging
10:40 Did Joseph have the gift as a seer?
12:38 Could Joseph see buried treasure?
15:42 Did the angel and the gold plates evolve from treasure digging
20:15 Did Joseph deemphasise magic in his history?
24:45 Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
35:21 View of the Hebrews as an influence for the Book of Mormon
38:49 Late War and the First Book of Napoleon
40:40 The King James Bible in the Book of Mormon
48:37 The Lord revealing the translation with KJV language
50:03 Why errors brought through if a pure translation?
52:07 Sermon on the Mount vs Sermon at the temple
58:30 Are new testament passages anachronistic?
1:03:40 Did Joseph study the Bible a lot?
1:05:20 DNA and the Lamanites
1:10:00 Does the Book of Mormon speak of other populations here?
1:13:00 Lamanites in North America?
1:16:30 Who are the Lamanites?
1:19:00 Protestant Christianity in the Book of Mormon
1:22:49 Protestant theology & lack of doctrine in the Book of Mormon
1:27:59 Prophecies in the Book of Mormon, Nephi vs Joseph
1:37:22 Lehi's dream vs Joseph Smith sr's dream
1:40:00 The tower of Babel and the Jaredites
1:44:25 Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon- textual anachronism?
1:48:30 Responding to naturalistic explanations for the Book of Mormon
1:53:30 William Davis theory for how Joseph composed the Book of Mormon
1:56:13 Why not say the Book of Mormon is a product of Joseph Smith
2:02:12 Dan's view on the Book of Abraham papyrus
2:05:15 Polemic apologetics
2:11:39 Dan receiving personal attacks and threats
2:14:52 Civil dialogue between critics and apologists
2:17:58 What about those who don't believe in Book of Mormon historicity
2:20:18 Muhammad vs Joseph Smith
2:22:39 Does apologetics do more harm than good?
2:28:35 General authorities vs apologists
2:32:05 Are there understandable reasons for leaving the church?
2:36:59 What would cause you to lose your faith?
2:39:19 Guerilla Warfare in the Book of Mormon
2:44:00 Advice to those with faith struggles
2:51:05 Final thoughts