Category: Book of Mormon
George Potter on Lihyanite Writing: More Clues from the Arabian Peninsula?
The November 2004 newsletter from the Nephi Project discusses some interesting tentative findings from the Arabian Peninsula involving the ancient Lihyan tribes of Arabia. George Potter points to possible correlations…
Cement at Teotihuacan
For those of you interested in the issue of cement in the Book of Mormon, here are some photos I took earlier this year at Teotihuacan near Mexico City, where…
Another Scientist Takes on Southerton’s Inadequate Science
A new edition (volume 17) of FARMS Review of Books is out. There you can read an article of great value in the current DNA debates: “Missing the Boat to…
Ethan Smith’s View of the Hebrews: A Source for the Book of Mormon
L. Ara Norwood’s book review, “ Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon at FARMS (FARMS Review of Books, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1990, pp. 187-204) deals…
King Benjamin’s Speech: Forget Solomon Spaulding, Ethan Smith, and Shakespeare
Talk about great literature! Take a look at the powerful and classic ancient Semitic speech of King Benjamin in the early chapters of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon. In…
Reminder: Don’t Overlook Nahom
While on the topic of the Arabian Peninsula, let me just reiterate that there is solid evidence for the plausibility of First Nephi as an ancient text based on its…
The Reality of Miracles in the Church
Many people wish we would tone our religion down and quit talking about miracles like the First Vision, the golden plates and their translation, the ministering of angels, and divinely…
Don’t Forget Cement
I continue to be intrigued by the way that “ridiculous” elements in the Book of Mormon eventually become significant evidences of authenticity. The mention of cement in Helaman 3 is…
Rejecting Mormon Folklore about the Former Restrictions on the Priesthood
My recent post on the recent common ancestors we probably all share challenges some once popular “Mormon folklore” attempts to explain the pre-1978 restrictions on the priesthood, the reasons for…
Joseph Smith and the Comoros Islands?
An LDS Website, Gerald Smith’s LDS Evidences, provides useful information in responding to an interesting question: Did Joseph Smith copy the names “Moroni” and “Cumorah”? It is interesting that the…
