About this episode

The episode explores the similarities and differences between Joseph Smith and Muhammad with Dr. Dan Peterson.

He was a poorly-educated guy who was visited by an angel, produced a new work of scripture, and became the leader of a world religion. I'm not talking about Joseph Smith — I'm talking about Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Many critics claim that Joseph Smith's truth claims really aren't that special, because Muhammad did something similar (and *nobody* in their right mind believes that Muhammad was inspired... right? ... right guys?). In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dan Peterson to investigate just how similar Joseph and Muhammad actually are. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@keystonelds Insta: https://www.instagram.com/keystonelds/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keystonelds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keystonelds/ Website: https://www.keystonelds.com

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Host: Keystone

Guest: Dr. Dan Peterson

Topics covered

• LDS
• Islam
• religious leaders
• comparative religion
• Joseph Smith
• Muhammad

Keywords

• Joseph Smith
• Muhammad
• LDS
• Islam
• religion
• scripture
• angel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Islam

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