Who Authored The Book of Mormon?

            The question: who authored The Book of Mormon? is significant because starting from Joseph Smith’s “Title Page,” Smith claims that there are many authors.  First, by writing that The Book of Mormon:

is an abridgment of the record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites—Written to the Lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of Israel; and also to Jew and Gentile—Written by way of commandment, and also by the spirit of prophecy and of revelation—Written and sealed up, and hid up unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed—To come forth by the gift and power of God unto the interpretation thereof—Sealed by the hand of Moroni, and hid up unto the Lord, to come forth in due time by way of the Gentile—The interpretation thereof by the gift of God. ( )

Smith identifies at least 5 distinctly different authors of The Book of Mormon.  First, there is the author God whom Smith claims commanded the “people of Nephi,” and “Moroni,” to write the record of “the people of Nephi.” Secondly, there is “the people of Nephi”—who actually comprises quite few people.  Third, there is Moroni.  Forth, there is the person who made the “abridgment” of “the people of Nephi” which is actually who The Book of Mormon is named after.  Fifth, there is the potential human element in Smith’s “translation”/“interpretation” that Smith himself claims may have not been avoided in his “translation”/“interpretation” accomplished by the “gift of God.”   My objective is to separate the potential human element out of The Book of Mormon.