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Alma Allred, "The Bible and the Book of Mormon," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, August 2002) An in-depth look at the verses in the Book of Mormon that sound like verses from the King James Version of the Bible.

Michael R. Ash, "The King James Bible and the Book of Mormon," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, March 2003) FAIR Brochure. Why does the Book of Mormon sound like the King James Version of the Bible?

Other Resources

The resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Michael R. Ash, King James Languages in the Book of Mormon.

Michael R. Ash, Plagiarism of the Bible.

Stephen R. Gibson, "Does The Book of Mormon Quote the King James Bible?," One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers) Doesn't the fact that the Book of Mormon quotes from the King James translation of the Bible, including the italicized words, prove that it is not a divinely inspired translation?

Jeff Lindsay, Does the Book of Mormon Plagiarize the Bible?.

Royal Skousen, "The Original Language of the Book of Mormon: Upstate New York Dialect, King James English, or Hebrew?," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (Provo: FARMS, 1994), 28-38

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