While the doctrinal teachings in the Lectures on Faith appear to be those of Joseph, I'm pretty sure most scholars agree that the book was actually written by Sydney Rigdon. Compared with other sermons written or spoken by Joseph, Lectures lacks the brevity and incisiveness common in Joseph's words. It also followed a question/answer pattern popular in didactic works of the time but somewhat disjointed and cumbersome for the modern reader (or at least for me).
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