Avesta important for its views on death, salvation and life in the hereafter. Of the post-14th century works (all in New Persian), only the "Sad-dar" ("Hundred Doors, or Chapters"), and "rivayat"s (traditional treatises) are of doctrinal importance. Other texts such as "Zartushtnamah" ("Book of Zoroaster") are only notable for their preservation of legend and folklore. The "Aogemadaeca" "we accept," a treatise on death is based on quotations from the Avesta. Avesta The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the otherwise unrecorded Avestan language. The Avesta texts fall into several different categories, arranged either by dialect,
Criticism of the Book of Mormon origin of the Book of Mormon by noting the numerous revisions that have been made to the text. Though most changes are small spelling and grammar corrections, critics claim that even these are significant in light of Smith's claims of divine inspiration. Critics assert that some of these changes were systematic attempts to hide the book's flaws. Criticism of the Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421. It was