Item Detail
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McNeely, Brent E.
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Book, Section
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26
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26-28
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Near Eastern influences; Smith, Joseph heavenly visitations
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Joseph Smith’s reception of the gold plates from the angel Moroni fits a common pattern of the ancient Near East. Many writings, both biblical (i.e., Exodus 31:18, Ezekiel 2:9-10, Revelation 10:8), and non-biblical (i.e., the Vision of Hermas) were delivered to individuals from a heavenly being.