Book of Pukei
Template:Short description The "Book of Pukei" is the earliest satire of the Book of Mormon.[1] It was published in June and July 1830 by Abner Cole (under the pseudonym Obadiah Dogberry Esq.) in the Palmyra, New York newspaper The Reflector.[2]
Synopsis
The first of two chapters deals with a character named "Walters the Magician", historically identified as Luman Walters, a treasure seeker and early convert to Smith's church.
Chapter 1 begins:
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Walters is described as "producing an old book in an unknown tongue, (Cicero's Orations in Latin,) from whence he read in the presence of the Idle and Slothful strange stories of hidden treasures and of the spirit who had custody thereof." The text describes Walters as leading treasure seeking adventures:
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The treasure-seekers grow disillusioned, upon which "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Walters thus "Script error: No such module "Lang".".
Chapter 2 begins: "Script error: No such module "Lang".". The story of the guardian spirit is satirically described:
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The "spirit" tells Joseph that "Script error: No such module "Lang".". The spirit promises to give Joseph a breast plate and "Script error: No such module "Lang".", a reference to Book of Mormon scribe Oliver Cowdery.
Notes
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External links
- Book of Pukei, Chapter 1 from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Book of Pukei, Chapter 2 from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
References
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- Mormonism-related controversies
- Works based on the Book of Mormon
- Cultural depictions of Joseph Smith
- Latter Day Saints in popular culture
- Works originally published in American newspapers
- 1830 documents
- Satirical novels
- Works in the style of the King James Version
- Works published under a pseudonym
- Religious parodies and satire
- Books critical of Mormonism