Category: Book of Mormon Evidence

Depletion Gilding: An Ancient Method for Surface Enrichment of Gold Alloys

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Church History, Gold Plates, MesoAmerica, Metallurgy, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon, Tumbaga

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna Describes the ancient American gold alloy Tumbaga 2016 Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering, January 2016 Read more
How Big a Book? Estimating the Total Surface Area of the Book of Mormon Plates

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Book of Mormon Evidence, Church History, Gold Plates, Metallurgy, Tumbaga, Witnesses

Bruce E. Dale We do not have the Book of Mormon metal plates available to us. We cannot heft them, examine the engravings, or handle the leaves of that ancient record as did the Three Witnesses, the Eight Witnesses, and the many other witnesses to both the existence and nature of the plates. In such… Read more
Sacred Writing on Metal Plates in the Ancient Mediterranean

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East

William J. Hamblin Significant evidence reveals that bronze and othermetals were historically used for writing sacred texts.This article uses that information to demonstrate theplausibility that the Book of Mormon prophet Lehiwould have followed the same practice. 2007 Hamblin, William J. (2007) “Sacred Writing on Metal Plates in the Ancient Mediterranean,” Review ofBooks on the Book… Read more
Ancient Burials of Metal Documents in Stone Boxes

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East

H. Curtis Wright 1981, 1990 Wright, H. Curtis. “Ancient Burials of Metal Documents in Stone Boxes: Their Implications for Library History.” The Journal of Library History (1974-1987) 16, no. 1 (1981): 48–70. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25541175. Wright, H. Curtis, John M. Lundquist, and Stephen D. Ricks. “Ancient Burials of Metal Documents in Stone Boxes.” In By Study and Also By Faith,… Read more
Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World of Wonder

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Archeological, Biblical, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon

Ali Mousavi Discusses numerous near east discoveries including the Gold Plates of Darius which were the first 2012 Mousavi, Ali. Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2012. Read more
Hebraisms and other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Ancient Languages, Book of Mormon Evidence, Chiasmus, Hebraisms, Linguistic

Donald Parry 2002 Parry, Donald, “Hebraisms and Other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon”, Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, 2002, pp 155-189 Read more
Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Ancient Languages, Book of Mormon Evidence, Chiasmus, Hebraisms, Linguistic

JOHN A TVEDTNES Though the book of mormon expressly states that it is written in in the language of the egyptians, nevertheless it quite clearly reflects a number of hebrew idioms and contains numerous hebrew words this is is no doubt due to the fact that the nephites Nephites retained the hebrew language albeit in… Read more
Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Ancient Languages, Book of Mormon Evidence, Chiasmus, Church History, Hebraisms, Linguistic

Paul Y. Hoskisson The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would… Read more
Does Chiasmus Appear in the Book of Mormon by Chance?

Richard A. Durrant

February 7, 2025

Ancient Languages, Book of Mormon Evidence, Chiasmus, Hebraisms, Linguistic

Edwards, Boyd F., and W. Farrell Edwards. “Does Chiasmus Appear in the Book of Mormon by Chance?” BYU Studies43, no. 2 (2004): 103-130. Read more
Does Josephs Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew Chiasmus?

Richard A. Durrant

February 7, 2025

Ancient Languages, Book of Mormon Evidence, Chiasmus, Church History, Hebraisms, Linguistic, Refutations of Critics, Responses to Critics

Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards, “Does Joseph’s Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew about Chiasmus?,” Dialogue: A Journal Of Mormon Thought, Dialogue Paperless: E-Paper # 4, August 26, 2006 Read more