Category: Book of Mormon Evidence
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Mesoamerican “Cimeters” in Book of Mormon Times
The Book of Mormon first mentions a weapon called a cimeter during the time of Enos (some time between about 544 and 421 bc). Speaking of his people’s Lamanite enemies, Enos says, “their skill was in the bow, and in the cimeter, and the ax” (Enos 1:20). Later, in the first and second centuries bc,… Read more
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Revisiting the Seven Lineages of the Book of Mormon and the Seven Tribes of Mesoamerica
Diane E. Wirth 2013 BYU Studies 52:4 Read more
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Wild Silk: An Introduction
The paper provides an overview of the historical and contemporary significance of wild silk across various regions, emphasizing its use in ancient civilizations, trade networks, and modern production. Wild silk, derived from local silkmoths, has played a crucial role in textiles from the Eastern Mediterranean to India and Africa. While the Americas are not mentioned,… Read more
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Rehabilitating Becan
David Webster 2021 Webster D, Ball JW. REHABILITATING BECÁN. Ancient Mesoamerica. 2021;32(3):371-395. doi:10.1017/S0956536121000262 Read more
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Defensive Barricades of the Maya
Christopher Hernandez 2016 Hernandez, Christopher. (2016). Defensive Barricades of the Maya. 10.1007/978-94-007-7747-7_10086. Read more
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Lowland Maya Fortifications
David Webster 1976 Webster, David. “Lowland Maya Fortifications.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 120, no. 5 (1976): 361–71. http://www.jstor.org/stable/986267. Read more
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Tactical and Stategic Landscapes: A Study of Maya Fortifications at Tzunun, Chiapas, Mexico
Christopher Hernandez Although studies of warfare are now common in Maya archaeology, much remains to be learned about strategy, tactics, and various other practical factors in the process of making war. An emphasis on the concrete and practical is necessary to both acknowledge agency and understand how conflict relates to the human experience. Through an… Read more
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ETHNOHISTORICAL SOURCES AND THE DEATH OF ABINADI
Mark Alan Wright and Kerry Hull The death of the prophet Abinadi in the book of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon is only briefly described, but the details carry considerable significance. In this chapter we examine the circumstances and manner of the death of Abinadi. We propose that his death was not simply a… Read more
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The “Isaiah Problem” in the Book of Mormon
Sidney B. Sperry Doubts as to the literary unity of the book of Isaiahare fairly recent. The late nineteenth century sawa division of Isaiah into three parts by critics, whocategorized only 262 of the 1292 verses as the genuine product of Isaiah. These critics deny the prediction element of prophecy and highlight different literary forms… Read more