Category: Book of Mormon Evidence
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Across Arabia with Lehi and Sariah
Warren P. Aston draws on his own research in Yemen and Oman as well as on the work of other scholars and researchers to explore two locations in the Book of Mormon account of Lehi’s journey through Arabia: Nahom and Bountiful. Preliminarily, Aston highlights Nephi’s own directional indications for each leg of the journey, considers Read more
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Through the Arabian Desert
Eugene England examines the route taken by the Book of Mormon emigrants from Jerusalem across Arabia to the sea, testing the hypothesis that Joseph Smith, or one of his contemporaries, made up the account of that journey on the basis of information available in the 1820s. Eugene England, “Through the Arabian Desert to a Bountiful Land: Could Joseph Read more
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An Archeologist’s View (Response to Near East Book of Mormon Studies)
Seasoned archeologist Jeffrey R. Chadwick responds to studies conducted by Warren Aston, Richard Wellington, George Potter, and KentBrown regarding the trail which Lehi and his family traveled through the Arabian Peninsula. Read more
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Identifying our Best Candidate for Nephi’s Bountiful
Warren P. Aston addresses alternative theories for the location of Nephi’s bountiful. He explains the possibilities and shortcomings of Khor Rori, Khor Kharfot, and Khor Mughsayl. Read more
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Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi’s Bountiful
Warren P. Ashton identifies Khor Kharfot in Yemen as a potential site of Nephi’s bountiful, being in the proper location and meeting the requirements laid out within the Book of Mormon Read more
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An Ishmael Buried near Nahom
Within a catalog of Funerary Stelae from the Jawf Valley. Neal Rappleye found an unlikely occurrence of a small stone engraving dating to the 5th or 6th centuries BC bearing the name Yasma’ ‘il, an Arabic form of the name name Ishmael. This stella was found in the Jawf valley, near the NHM archeological site. Read more
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A Collection of Funerary Stelae from the Jawf Valley
Stella 105, found on page 72 is of particular interest to Book of Mormon readers, this stella bears the name Yasma’ ‘il which is an Arabic from of the name Ishmael. This stella dates to the 6th to 5th centuries BC, the time in which Lehi and his family passed through the area. It is Read more
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An Open Letter to Dr. Michael Coe
Dr. John Sorenson refutes and corrects statments made by Dr. Michael Coe during interviews with John Dehlin on the Mormon Stories Podcast. Although Dr. Coe is an expert Mesoamericanist, his approach to the Book of Mormon is very dismissive and somewhat dishonest. Dr. Sorenson is a peer of Dr. Coe and a faithful member of Read more
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Joseph Smith: Worlds Greatest Guesser?
In this article, father son research team Bruce and Brian Dale examine Mayan scholar and Book of Mormon Critic, Dr. Michael Coe’s book “The Maya” in search of historical consistencies with the Book of Mormon. They then use Bayesian statistical analysis to determine the statistical probability of a 1829 author portraying so many historical accuracies. Read more
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Pig or Peccary? Swine in the New World and The Book of Mormon
Swine are mentioned twice within the Book of Mormon as fauna of ancient America, yet no true swine are known to have ever existed in America prior to European introduction. Independent researcher Richard Durrant presents a case that Peccary are likely the species which is being referred to, additionally, upon researching the language and scientific Read more