tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104595532843207159.post2988929079063343289..comments2023-09-26T06:28:17.302-07:00Comments on My Mormon world: Book of Mormon namesCliffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078849951764075139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104595532843207159.post-9670995210134479912008-09-13T04:53:00.000-07:002008-09-13T04:53:00.000-07:00Thank you, Anon. Just goes to show that people who...Thank you, Anon. Just goes to show that people who know nothing about Semitic culture, language, etc., are not qualified to criticize a book that purports to be from that milieu. <BR/><BR/>For example, that strange "Aha" character also found in the Book puzzled me for years. <BR/><BR/>Some might say Joseph Smith just chopped the "b" off Ahab, a familiar Biblical character.<BR/><BR/>I disagree. Other Hebrew names appear in full in the Book, such as Jacob, Joseph, Ishmael, Noah and Gideon. Why would the prophet break his style to amputate Ahab?<BR/><BR/>Far more compelling is the fact that a great, ancient Egyptian general bore that very name.Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078849951764075139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104595532843207159.post-32797669306917510562008-09-12T19:49:00.000-07:002008-09-12T19:49:00.000-07:00The comment comes from Marian Bodine's article "BO...The comment comes from Marian Bodine's article "BOOK OF MORMON VS. THE BIBLE (OR COMMON SENSE)"<BR/><BR/>http://www.equip.org/site/c.muI1LaMNJrE/b.2857027/k.BA99/DM192.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com