Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. George regional conference, book of mormon evidence series register now. What scriptures in the book of mormon affirm the presence of other people in the book of mormon in the new world. Anderson, personal writings of the book of mormon witnesses, in book of mormon authorship revisited. David hocking managing editor, annotated edition of the book of mormon. Ancient american publisher and renown book of mormon scholar wayne n. The combined testimonies of the three and eight witnesses of the book of mormon provide powerful evidence of the restoration. English, the words of the book of mormon are now avail.
Arizona regional conference, book of mormon evidence series. Brian stubbs lehite language evidence in native american languages. See now that i, i am he, and there is no god besides me deuteronomy 32. Mar 15, 2019 recent research provides evidence that the book of mormon was translated in an astonishingly short amount of time. Atop it a fence of timbers was planted and bound together with vines.
When talking to mormons, expect to hear them say, i know the book. Thoughtful insights from 32 top scholars continue the jou. The book of mormon and the documentary hypothesis from. The book of mormon documentary accurately presents the consensus of the scientific community that northern asia not israel is the place of origin of the native american indians. What scriptures might challenge the view of a limited geography and the nephites not being alone on the continent or other issues regarding dna. May has been exploring the heartland of north america for evidences of the book of mormon for decades. Dec 27, 2011 the book of mormon and the documentary hypothesis. Journey of faith the new world, chronicles the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ. Recent documentary finds demonstrate, however, that alma also occurs as a semitic masculine personal name in the ancient near east. Archaeology itself can be divided and subdivided into numerous disciplines. And now oxford university press has published a documentary history of the book of mormon, which presents and examines primary sources concerning the origin of the foundational text of the church.
The allday event included six speakers, ranging from a documentary film producer to a lawyer. Now we invite readers to enjoy a survey of echoes and evi dences of. Recent documentary finds demonstrate, however, that alma also occurs as a. George regional conference, book of mormon evidence series.
Compelling book of mormon evidence for lehis journey. Truth shall spring forth out of the earth, journal of book of mormon studies, vol. Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Book of mormon evidence come follow me supplementary study podcasts. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon why is there no archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. Boyd tuttle out of darkness into light a decade of discovery in book of mormon research. In this post i wanted to emphasize physical evidencesstuff you can touch, see, feel. Mormon missionaries continue to claim that the science of archeology substantiates the book of mormon, but whether we consider the alleged cities, persons, animals, fabrics, metals, wars and war implements, kings, palaces, or crops, all the evidence points to their nonexistence. Book of mormon evidences, part 3 presents further evidence supporting the book of mormon as an ancient document. I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conversed with both wayne may and rod meldrum in person. Dean sessions latter day saint creationism the doctrine and science. Our first 2020 event will be april 9, 10, and 11th at the mountain america exposition center at 9575 s state st in sandy, ut 84070 this will be the firm foundation expo featuring the 25th international book of mormon evidence conference. This page is a continuation of book of mormon evidences, part one and part two. Due to the nature of its origin, that would support the existence of god.
Echoes and evidences of the book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. The mormon evidence channel has a large quantity of content dealing with a variety of topics, mainly around book of mormon archaeology evidence, signs of the times series, and then the latest series the sword of yhvh which seems to deal with an even larger variety of topics in a kind of scripture study style. Now, some critics also claim that smith gained most of his theories from a manuscript of a novel written by solomon spaulding. Im not aware of any manuscript evidence at all, but with the book of mormon, we have no documentary trail. These facts establish how plausible it is that the book of mormon really is an artifact of the ancient world. Nearly every travel detail in nephis account can now be connected with some.
Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. I couldnt possibly cover every book of mormon correlation in one sitting. Evidence continues to mount that its history occurred in the heartland of north america. Journey of faith chronicles the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ. Come join in this highly educational and faith building regional conference. It recounts the rise and fall of two mighty nations with tens of thousandspotentially millions of inhabitants ether 15. The nephites are one of four groups to be described in the book of mormon as having settled in. Parry, hebraisms and other ancient peculiarities in the book of mormon, in echoes and evidences.
In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove. Enthusiastic and energized are the words that best describe fellow heartlanders reaction to the proceedings of the 11th semiannual international book of mormon evidence conference, held april 45 in utah and viewed by hundreds worldwide by live streaming video. Seems perfectly natural to expect physical evidences to exist. The video is the third in book of mormon centrals evidence video series, the two previous videos being one on the archaeological evidence for the place called nahom, mentioned by nephi 1 nephi 16. This evidence comes from analysis of corroborating historical documents, contemporaneous revelations, and informal translation experiments. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. What is more, although the prophets critics found his claim of gold plates ridiculous, we now know that the writing of religious texts on metal plates sometimes on gold was an authentic ancient practice. Haplogroup x in native americans residing in the great lakes region, ohio river valley, and mississippi river valley, and 2 that the events of the book of mormon took place almost entirely in these same regions. Mar 30, 2020 the book of mormon claims that moroni, a prophet, originally wrote the book and that it was translated by joseph smith. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon fairmormon. Filmed on location in the middle east, scholars from a.
The book of mormon is a book of scripture similar to the bible. Posted by ben on sep, 2012 in book of mormon witnesses 0 comments. The compiler and editor of the documentary history, larry morris, formerly worked as an editor with the joseph smith papers. Watch book of mormon centrals new video on one of the best examples of archaeological evidence we have for the book of mormon. Journey of faith book of mormon documentary youtube. Its early account of jerusalem just before the babylonian captivity gains in plausibility as research continues to accumulate.
Come follow me 2020 podcasts with rod meldrum book of. Although historians and archaeologists consider the book to be an anachronistic invention of joseph smith, many members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church and other denominations of the latter day saint movement believe that it. The book of mormon tells the story of a group of people who lived in jerusalem near the time of the old testament prophet jeremiah. That very arrangement is now well documented archaeologically an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, provo, utah. Mormon traditions that would have us believe the book of mormon took place in the heartland and at new york truly conflict with the book of mormon, believed to be the word of god, so the heartland model is not valid. Meldrum will present the latest research on exciting new evidences for the book of mormon in the heartland of north america. Basic principles of population genetics suggest the need for a more careful approach to the data. Journey of faith films book of mormon documentaries from. This enlightening documentary presents the evidence from dna researchers, including mormon scientists who now wrestle with the dna dilemma that faces mormonism. The book of mormon claims that moroni, a prophet, originally wrote the book and that it was translated by joseph smith. Testing of the ychromosome dna and mitochondrial dna are. They knew what ferguson said, they knew he spent 30 years down there funded by the church doing real and proper archeology and found nothing and left the church. Sep, 2012 journey of faith the new world, chronicles the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ. Book of mormon evidence compiled from video interviews done in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Because of the book of mormon, many people inadvertently call us the mormons. The volume has long invited scrutiny from all branches of science. Dean sessions how practical scientific applications of the um help us learn truth. So, what does the documentary hypothesis have to do with the book of mormon. Let me now state uncategorically that as far as i know there is not one professionally trained. Now when the mormons come knocking on my door i am armed with.
When kels goodman told members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in tennessee he was researching book of mormon archaeology, they responded with, oh, youre on your. The book of mormon describes a ditch being dug around the protected area. Contrary to the claims of our critics, there are impressive findings that make it difficult to explain away the book of mormon as a nineteenthcentury. Therefore, this chapter aims to survey current scholarship related to this formative moment in mormon history. Book of mormon evidence the mormon church, mormonism. They knew that the actual evidence didnt match the book. Recent research provides evidence that the book of mormon was translated in an astonishingly short amount of time. Remember when the book of mormon included pictures of. Modern scholars are using the theory to better understand the beginnings of the nephite history. The book of mormon documentary examines and compares genetic evidence identifying the dna fingerprints of the jewish populations and american indian populations, and presents the testimony of several dna experts in seeking to answer the question, are israelites the principal ancestors of native american indians. Im an eighteenyearold member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, and i have learned for myself that this church is true. Parry, hebraisms and other ancient peculiarities in the book of. Did the book of mormon witnesses really see what they. When israel and judah divided, e and j became their major mosaic historians.
When combined together, these interlocking sets of data can help readers trust, better than ever before, that the. The content of the book of mormon may be the most convincing evidence for its claim as a historical record and divine scripture. Journey of faith the new world, chronicles the book of mormon, another testament of. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. Contrary to the claims of our critics, there are impressive findings that make it difficult to explain away the book of mormon as a nineteenthcentury fraud from joseph smith. Now when the mormons come knocking on my door i am armed with knowledge. Witnesses film an interpreter foundation production. Responding to an inquiry from the herald journal regarding what its official position is regarding potential evidence tied the book of mormon, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints pointed the newspaper to an essay entitled book of mormon geography on the churchs official website. Geographic society have issued statements that they have seen no evidence to support the claims of the book of mormon. It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves. A documentary history of the book of mormon examines.
By smiths account, on september 21, 1823, this same moroni, now an angel. For many years, critics have challenged the veracity of a religious text called the book of mormon. Geographical issues related to dna and the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. Book of mormon evidence, heartland news, april 27, 20. Responding to critical claims regarding the book of mormon and dna evidence jump to subtopic. Did the book of mormon witnesses really see what they claimed. Mar 21, 2019 and now oxford university press has published a documentary history of the book of mormon, which presents and examines primary sources concerning the origin of the foundational text of the church. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer.
The book is used by nearly thirteen million individuals who read it along with the holy bible, believing that both were written by prophets and contain the words of god. When combined together, these interlocking sets of data can help readers trust, better than ever before, that the translation of the book of. This article presents both documentary and textual evidence to show that 1 joseph smith had translated some text that he did not give to martin harris the lost 116 pages, 2 oliver cowdery, josephs scribe, copied from the original manuscript onto the printers manuscript at the beginning of the book of mosiah the chapter designation. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Evidence for nephis bountiful, journal of book of mormon studies, 71 1998. But it is now plain from modern evidence that bethlehem could be, and. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. The feature will be a dramatic retelling of the compelling true story of three men who asked god for a witness, aimed at a broader and younger audience. While mormon scholars admit valid challenges to mormonism from archaeology and the book of abraham, they say the evidences of mormonisms truthfulness is the book of mormon itself, gods confirmation in your spirit, and the number of changed lives.
Book of mormon evidence streaming faithfully exploring. The journey is the first of a series of movies on the book of mormon. Jan 23, 2016 the book of mormon describes a ditch being dug around the protected area. Why is the timing of the book of mormons translation so. The story as well as the acting were both overall awkward and less than compelling. This video carefully examines the complex issues of genetic research, revealing the significant flaws in the process, reasoning and conclusions of those critics, and presents compelling evidence in defense of the book of mormon as an ancient text. David snell in a book of mormon central evidence video. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove these very. Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. Supporting evidences of the book of mormon are broadly identifiable. The testaments of one fold and one shepherd the book of mormon movie passage to zarahemla outline of the book of mormon. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Who would have thought it is show easy to the book of mormon scientifically false. Some scholars believe the events in the book of mormon happened right in the heartland of north america.
By contrast, we have no ancient copy of the book of moment. This first installment was almost as painful as reading through the book of mormon itself. The witnesses project looks to provide these things in a unique offering of drama and documentary, feature length and shortform. The book of mormon does fit into what we know of the ancient world. Evidence shows that it was in the great lakes area.
See richard lloyd anderson, investigating the book of mormon witnesses salt lake city. The institutes flagship publication, now titled journal of book of mormon and other restoration scripture, has published many articles dealing with internal and external evidences over the years. Thats almost 2000 years old for the new testament and over 2000 years old from the old testament for. Nov 30, 20 these facts establish how plausible it is that the book of mormon really is an artifact of the ancient world. This common query often expresses the questioners incorrect assumptions about archaeological methodologyassumptions usually based the questioners lack of knowledge about a very specialized academic area. Serious study of the book of mormon by latterday saints is flourishing today as never. These book of mormon experts and performers will present the latest research and findings showing profound new evidences that powerfully support the book of mormon. Jan 26, 2008 the 4hour dvd basically presents two hypotheses. Now you can have wayne take you on a private tour of these sacred sites of the book of mormon through incredibly beautiful photography and video work that is the next best.
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