Category: Responses to Critics
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Noah Lake in Lockport Township, MI
A collection of maps compiled by Richard A. Durrant demonstrating the development occuring in over half a century of Noah Lake, which would not be known by that name until between 1930 and 1958. This directly disputes Vernal Holley’s claim that Noah lake served as inspiration for the Book of Mormon’s city of Noah Richard Read more
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Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
Brant A. Gardner 2016 Brant A. Gardner, “Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon,” in A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History, ed. Laura Harris Hales (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2016), 33-44. Read more
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A Scientific Analysis of Isaiah Authorship
La Mar Adams A stylometry study of the book of Isaiah concluding that evidence points strongly toward single authorship 1984 L. La Mar Adams, “A Scientific Analysis of Isaiah Authorship,” in Isaiah and the Prophets: Inspired Voices from the Old Testament, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Read more
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Does Josephs Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew Chiasmus?
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
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Book of Mormon Minimalists and the NHM Inscriptions: A Response to Dan Vogel
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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