Author: Richard A. Durrant
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Church History
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Mulek
Son of King Zedekiah See All Sources for Mulek within the Database Now the land south was called Lehi, and the land north was called Mulek, which was after the son of Zedekiah; for the Lord did bring Mulek into the land north, and Lehi into the land south. (Helaman 6:10) The Book of Mormon boldly claims that the Read more
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Gospel Study
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1 Nephi 21 & Isaiah 49
Context for inclusion in the Book of Mormon: Nephi seems to be setting the pattern for the small plates by recording scripture from the brass plates 1 Nephi 19:23 And I did read many things unto them which were written in the abooks of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord Read more
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1 Nephi 20 – Isaiah 48
Context for inclusion in the Book of Mormon: Nephi seems to be setting the pattern for the small plates by recording scripture from the brass plates 1 Nephi 19:23 And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord Read more
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Reformed Egyptian
See all articles related to Reformed Egyptian in the database Nephi describes the language he wrote his record in as, “the learning of the Jews, and the Language of the Egyptians”. (1 Nephi 1:2) The prophet Mormon, nearly 1,000 years later would name this language “reformed Egyptian” (Mormon 9:32) Critics, both historic and modern, have Read more
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Evidence
Hundreds, perhaps thousands of individual evidences for the Book of Mormon have been discovered, here you will find summaries and links to both secular and faithful sources for just a few of them. Read more
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Meet the Team
The People behind the scene Meet our team Richard A. Durrant Austin Smoot Deven Barnes Read more
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Richard A. Durrant (Brother Rick)
Brother Rick’s love of learning is matched only by his lifelong love of The Book of Mormon. An independent researcher of more than 20 years, Rick strives for a balanced approach to research, seeking to understand all sides of a topic. While The Book of Mormon as history is one of his favorite topics, he Read more
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FAQ’s
have a question for our team? email questions@faithfulscholarship.org Why does this site focus on Mesoamerican evidence and not North American evidence The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently takes no official position on the geography of the Book of Mormon and encourages readers to focus on the books primary purpose, which is to Read more