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Standard of Truth

By: Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat
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  • The purpose of this podcast is to help Latter-Day Saints better understand their history and increase their faith. The podcast hosted by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat, associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU.
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  • Formation of the New Testament (formerly premium content from JSR)

    Formation of the New Testament (formerly premium content from JSR)
    May 30 2024

    In this episode, we discuss whether or not God created the Dodge Dart. Marcion also had a question about whether or not the God of the Old Testament was the same as Jesus. His heretical arguments lead to the formation of the accepted Christian canon.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Arian Controversy: Did God the Father Create Jesus? (formerly premium content from JSR)

    The Arian Controversy: Did God the Father Create Jesus? (formerly premium content from JSR)
    May 23 2024

    As it is the season when many missionaries receive their callings, we want to help provide additional resources for mission prep. In this episode, we replay a premium episode from Joseph Smith and the Restoration that discusses the Nicene Creed. We inch ever closer to Joseph Smith and the Restoration by leaping from the 2nd century A.D. to the early 4th century A.D. We discuss the Arian Controversy and the Council of Nicea that was called to provide a definitive answer to the Nature of Christ.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Gerrit Goes Hard in the Paint on Hurlbut and Solomon Spaulding Part 2

    Gerrit Goes Hard in the Paint on Hurlbut and Solomon Spaulding Part 2
    May 16 2024

    If you love the anti-Mormon book Mormonism Unvailed boy, do we have an episode for you. In this episode, Gerrit reads from Mormonism Unvailed where definitive statement after definitive statement is given by friends and family of Solomon Spaulding saying how the Book of Mormon was taken word for word from Spaulding’s manuscript called “Manuscript Found”. Unfortunately for all of Spaulding’s lying friends and family, Manuscript Found is found and doesn’t resemble anything in the Book of Mormon at all. We also replay part of Gerrit’s rant from a previous premium episode.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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Great Info!

I have been loving all these podcasts! I have gained a new appreciation for all those people who helped make it possible for me to have the knowledge I do. thanks guys! keep it coming 👍

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informative and entertaining

Dr. Dirkmaat does an excellent job. We listen to every one and learn a ton.

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Some sources are more equal than others

Once again, we have a theme of being very sceptical of historical claims made on the internet. It takes a lot of time and effort to conduct historical analysis correctly. I appreciate that this episode wasn't about defending polygamy. It was about considering the source of an ugly claim about the church and investigating if other sources supported the claim.

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Fascinating church history

It is fascinating to learn more about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints.

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