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I ‛m not finished with you yet, Smith ! The Book of
Mormon makes ridiculous statements using false
examples. Jesus Christ always taught with true
allegories. Jacob 5 contains the “ Allegory of the
Olive Tree ” with ridiculous descriptions of the care
and treatment of olive trees. |
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Whoever heard of grafting wild branches from a wild tree into
a tame good tree because it is no longer producing good fruit ? Paul, the
Apostle, gave an example of grafting ( Romans 11:17-24 ), but he didn ‛t say
anything about all this digging, dunging, nourishing, pruning, and branch burning.
This is obviously a poor attempt to copy the account of Paul with embellishments
by Smith, with no basis in fact ! |
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It is true that I didn ‛t
know anything about olive
trees when
I did the translation.
Afterward, however,
it is obvious that I did not
use Paul ‛s account, which has
no similaruty, as a basis for
Jacob ‛s allegory, and I had
never read an article about
how to care for olive trees
either. I simply translated
the Allegory from the Plates
as it was written. |
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The Defense calls Fernand P. Pansiot, an
expert authority, to find out exactly what
the specific characteristics of olive-tree
horticulture are. |
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