Posted in Arabia Arabian Peninsula Book of Mormon Evidence

An Update on Maps of the Arabian Peninsula Showing Nahom-related Names

In 2008, James Gee published the results of his extensive search for the rare European maps of Arabia that included names that seem related to Nahom, the place where Ishmael…

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Posted in Arabia Book of Mormon Evidence Scholarship

The River of Filthy Water in Lehi’s Dream, and Perhaps in His Personal Experience

In Lehi’s dream in 1 Nephi 8, he saw a river of water flowing by the great and spacious building, and saw that many drowned in it as they left…

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Posted in Book of Mormon Problems Translation

Feeling Blue About the Red Sea in the Book of Mormon?

Criticism about the Book of Mormon’s references to the Red Sea came up in some recent comments, so I thought I’d share a couple of perspectives that might be helpful…

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Moving Away from Big Pageants: New Announcement

In a brief announcement at the LDS Newsroom, the Church has indicated a desire to move away from big pageants, the most famous of which is the Hill Cumorah Pageant….

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Posted in Book of Mormon Evidence Mesoamerica Scholarship Science

Volcanoes and the Book of Mormon: More Than Just Smoke

With all the recent excitement over discoveries in the Arabian Peninsula that shed light on First Nephi and the Book of Mormon, some critics have made progress in qualifying their…

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