From
the time of
publication of The Book of Mormon, anti-Mormons
have sought to discredit it. One popular theory was that it was the
Spaulding Manuscript. Volume II of They Lie In Wait To Deceive is an
answer to the book, Who Really Wrote The Book of Mormon? The
Spaulding theory is completely discredited and the deceit of its
advocates, namely Walter Martin,
Wayne Cowdrey, Donald Scales,
and Howard Davis, is exposed. The critics case included an affidavit from a handwriting
expert who
stated to these authors [Robert
and Rosemary Brown] in a video
taped
interview that he did not write or sign it [the affidavit]---that it was a
fabrication. An affidavit to that effect also appears in this book. Other
items included to prove their case were scare stories about threats
supposedly made by the Mormon Church to the handwriting experts---
which threats were denied by the handwriting experts, claims of false
genealogies in which Walter Martin falsely claimed
to be a descendent
of Brigham Young, and Wayne Cowdrey falsely
claimed to be a
descendent of Oliver Cowdery.
The genealogies of Walter Martin
and Brigham Young were presented
to show Martin that he was not a
descendent of Brigham Young, and
the genealogy of Oliver Cowdery
was presented to show that Cowdery had only one daughter that lived
to maturity and she died childless. False credentials such as being a
descendent of an early leader in the Church or falsely
claiming to have
been a "Mormon Bishop" [as Jim Robertson of Concerned Christians
of Mesa has done] or some other leader are often used by
professional
anti-Mormons to lend authority to false claims.
Volume II also includes excerpts from The Book of
Mormon to acquaint
readers with its real content and a copy of the original Spaulding
Manuscript for comparison.
All documentation is included for the most
discerning reader. |