Ellen G. White and Her Critics

The Form of the Answer

The answer to this charge will be in the form of an answer to the following questions: EGWC 404.2

1. What really constitutes plagiarism? EGWC 404.3

2. What is the historical background of Sketches From the Life of Paul and The Great Controversy? EGWC 404.4

3. In copying certain passages from other writers, did Mrs. White practice deceit upon the communicants of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, for whom her books were initially and primarily published? EGWC 404.5

4. Approximately how much did she borrow from other authors without employing quotation marks? EGWC 404.6

5. In thus borrowing, was she guilty of plagiarism? EGWC 404.7

6. Does the evidence support the charge that she was threatened with a lawsuit? EGWC 404.8

7. Does the fact that Mrs. White borrowed certain passages from other writers throw a cloud over her claim to having written by inspiration from God? EGWC 404.9