Comments on Life On Gold Plates: The "Stone-In-Hat" Translation Method in Art

See footnote four link: http://www.fairblog.org/2...

2009-10-28T16:55:06.913-06:00

See footnote four link:

http://www.fairblog.org/2009/10/24/twa-project-the-curtain-accounts/

I vaguely recall that interview, it was w/ John Dehlin. I don't remember exactly what Bushman was saying though.

Are there ANY accounts about a curtain? I seem to...

2009-10-28T15:37:43.381-06:00

Are there ANY accounts about a curtain? I seem to remember listening to an interview with Richard Bushman describing that the whole "curtain" idea was simply based on conjecture.

WVS, that's what is funny about the illustration i...

2009-10-28T15:35:20.462-06:00

WVS, that's what is funny about the illustration in Palmer's book. It actually runs counter to the available witness accounts! IE, we never have JS using the seer stone in a hat from behind a curtain.

One would think of the stone-in-hat episodes as no...

2009-10-28T15:27:24.566-06:00

One would think of the stone-in-hat episodes as not using the curtain. So would the curtain be employed when JS was trying to look *at* the plates with the spectacles. Anyway, a worthy project. I've found stone-in-hat references for the Abraham translation too.

One difference is the number of inclusions. TWA wi...

2009-10-27T14:58:54.707-06:00

One difference is the number of inclusions. TWA will include everything in Welch's compilation in addition to all the stuff that was left out or has been found since the book was published.

Innocent Question: What makes the TWA project diff...

2009-10-27T14:49:02.363-06:00

Innocent Question: What makes the TWA project different from the compilation in Welch's Heavens Resound?

Great idea! And what a great (TWA) project!

2009-10-27T13:43:22.301-06:00

Great idea! And what a great (TWA) project!