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It\u2019s Friday. \u00a0So, naturally \u2014 did you really expect otherwise? \u2014 there is a new article up in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship<\/em>:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCuriously Unique:\u00a0Joseph Smith as Author\u00a0of the Book of Mormon\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Abstract:<\/strong>\u00a0The advent of the computer and the internet allows Joseph\u00a0Smith as the \u201cauthor\u201d of the Book\u00a0of\u00a0Mormon to be compared to other authors and their books in ways essentially impossible even a\u00a0couple of decades ago. Six criteria can demonstrate the presence of similarity or distinctiveness among writers and their literary creations: author education and experience, the book\u2019s size and complexity, and the composition process and timeline. By comparing these characteristics, this essay investigates potentially unique characteristics of Joseph\u00a0Smith and the creation of the Book\u00a0of\u00a0Mormon.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You do know \u2014 don\u2019t you? \u2014 that the Interpreter Foundation provides supplemental resources for students and teachers in the Sunday school classes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n