6510

Journal Article

English

Jessee, Dean C.

The Reliability of Joseph Smith's History

Journal of Mormon History

1976

3

Salt Lake City, UT

Mormon History Association

1976

23-46

This is an attempt to rehabilitate Joseph Smith's history, stressing the alteration in historical procedures and standards from the 19th to the present century. While pointing out the difficulties inherent in the work, the article is a plea for understanding and appreciation for the work of those who compiled it.

http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/jmh,16191

Historiography
Smith, Joseph, Jr., history

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A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon
An Intimate Chronicle : The Journals of William Clayton
Authorship of the History of Joseph Smith : A Review Essay
Early Mormonism and the Re-enchantment of Antebellum Historical Thought
Joseph Smith III : Pragmatic Prophet
Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Smith and Mysticism
Joseph Smith's 1823 Vision : Uncovering the Angel Message
Joseph Smith's Polygamy
Joseph Smith--History
Junius and Joseph : Presidential Politics and the Assassination of the First Mormon Prophet
Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited
Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History
Mormon History
Mormon Memory, Mormon Myth, and Mormon History
Mormon Sexuality and American Culture
Mormon/Catholic Dialogue : Thinking About Ways Forward
Mormons and the Bible : The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion
New Perspectives in Mormon Studies : Creating and Crossing Boundaries
Now That We Have the Words of Joseph Smith, How Shall We Begin to Understand Them? Illustrations of Selected Challenges within the 21 May 1843 Discourse on 2 Peter 1
Preserving the Record and Memory of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 1842-92
Priceless Words and Fallible Memories : Joseph Smith as Seen in the Effort to Preserve His Discourses
The Character of Joseph Smith
The Latter Day Saints in Ohio : Writing the History of Mormonism's Middle Period
The Novel Mormon Doctrines of Ultimate Rewards and Punishments as First Revealed in The Vision : Some Observations on History, Sources, and Interpretation
The Zelph Story
Thomas Ford and Joseph Smith, 1842-1844

A Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Authorship of the History of Joseph Smith : A Review Essay
Early Mormon Historiography : Writing the History of the Mormons, 1830-1858
History of Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : A source- and text-critical edition
No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet
Restoration Scriptures : A Study of Their Textual Development
The Early Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
The Life of Brigham Young : A Biography Which Will Not Be Written
The Writing of Joseph Smith's History
Variations between Copies of the First Edition of the Book of Mormon