This episode is part 1 of 2 addressing a video from Dan McClellan called “Was 1 Enoch considered inspired scripture?“ Dan McClellan claims to be a Latter-day Saint, although his views don’t reflect those of typical Mormons. He has impressive credentials and he uses them to make Tiktok and YouTube videos that promote a deconstructionist view of Scripture under the guise of “Data > dogma.” He also promotes leftist political ideas that are uniformly Marxist and identity politics. This episode looks at McClellan’s argument that the canon was not certain in the first century A.D. and that Josephus didn’t clarify which books were in the 22 books he regarded as Scripture. He argues that 1 Enoch may have been considered
The Book of Mormon: Part 29 (Alma chapters 43-46)
This episode is part 29 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 43-46 of the book of Alma. The war mentioned in Alma chapter 35 now gets detailed. We meet a new character–Captain Moroni–who reminds me of William Wallace from Braveheart or Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. After Captain Moroni leads the Nephites to victory, the sons of Alma try to reform the church. A suave strong guy named Amalickiah starts a faction in Zarahemla to make him king and corrupt the church. Captain Moroni goes all American patriot with flags and rallying troops to protect liberty. Alma chapter 46 even includes the phrase “the blessings of liberty” that comes
The Book of Mormon: Part 28 (Alma chapters 39-42)
This episode is part 28 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 39-42 of the book of Alma. Alma finishes talking to his sons by addressing these chapters to his youngest son Corianton. Corianton has been a bit of a rebel compared to his brothers. Alma answers questions about the coming of Christ, the resurrection of the righteous and the wicked, the intermediate state between death and resurrection, and why all this doctrine matters. Oh, and we will see quite a bit of plagiarism from the New Testament in these chapters. Further research: Book of Mormon in video Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration The Book of Mormon online: Alma