January 10, 2022

The Book of Onias

American Scripture
American Scripture
The Book of Onias
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A look at the Book of Onias, a prophetic text written by Mormon fundamentalist Robert Crossfield, known by his followers as the prophet Onias. In this episode we analyze how Crossfield’s text transforms him from an ordinary man to a divinely ordained prophet. The text in question is a short one, but its literary style and subject matter weave a complex web of connections betwen Mormon doctrine, the institutions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and Onias himself.

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