Brian Hales and Gregory Smith vs. Grant Palmer on Joseph Smith's Polygamy

My copy of Grant Palmer's new book, Restoring Christ: Leaving Mormon Jesus for Jesus of the Gospels just shipped. From scanning through the book on Amazon, it appears that one of the chapters is that of “Sexual Allegations against Joseph Smith and His Practice of Concubinage, Polyandry and Polygamy.” Palmer’s study has been soundly refuted by Brian Hales and Gregory L. Smith, so one hopes that Palmer has demonstrated intellectual integrity and edited the essay accordingly (though I am not holding my breath). One can read the rather devastating review at the following page:

A Response to Grant Palmer’s “Sexual Allegations against Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Polygamy in Nauvoo” (pdf)