Unless he was inspired, how could Joseph Smith achieve incredible and complex internal consistency while dictating the Book of Mormon?

 In 2020, Jeff Markham documented 120 internal consistencies in the Book of Mormon. When taken as a whole they are impressive and require a strong explanation as to how Joseph Smith managed it. 

Some of the internal consistencies are complex and span large parts of the Book of Mormon, the longest internal consistency references information mentioned 239 chapters earlier. Many are subtle but show a comprehensive understanding of the plot.

Keeping track of hundreds of names, events, timelines, visions, sermons, physical items, geography, etc. is a huge undertaking for any author, let alone one without any notes. 

Would we expect this kind of internal consistency from Joseph? Wouldn’t he have needed pages and pages of notes just to ensure internal consistency? If Joseph had taken time to ensure all this internal consistency then why didn’t he draw attention to it?

See: 

• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 1: Introduction and examples of internal consistency
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 2: Mosiah 7-10
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 3: Mosiah 11-24
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 4: Mosiah 25-Alma 8
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 5: Alma 9 – Alma 25
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 6: Alma 26-Alma 38
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 7: Alma 43 – Alma 56
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 8: Alma 61 – Helaman 6
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 9: Helaman 8 – Helaman 16
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 10: 3 Nephi 1 – 3 Nephi 18
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 11: 3 Nephi 19 – 4 Nephi
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 12: Ether 1-7
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 13: Ether 11 – 1 Nephi 3
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 14: 1 Nephi 10 – 2 Nephi 31
• Jeff Markham – A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text – Part 15: Words of Mormon and conclusion

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