Archeology
A South American Model for the Book of Mormon
A little more than 10 years ago, I was vacationing in Hawaii with a few friends. While there, we attended a small branch and became good friends with one of the members there. The member invited us over for family home evening, and introduced me to the idea that the Book of Mormon happened in […]
My First Scoop!
I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the number of positive responses of the Malay Theory in my previous post. In discussing the post with Ralph Olsen, the author of this theory, he has given me permission to post his unpublished manuscript! Ralph is looking for a sort of “peer review”, where people give honest feedback about […]
Academic and Mormon Views of Easter
So, I’ve been checking my blog stats, and with Easter upon us, it seems my post from last year about why Mormon’s don’t celebrate Easter is getting the most hits. While last year’s post was a little negative-that I think Mormon celebrations of Easter are lacking compared to other Christians’ Easter celebrations, I hope to […]
A Radically Different Book of Mormon Geography Theory
In the movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Nazi’s are looking for the Lost Ark of the Covenant. They have an image of a map burned into the hand of a Nazi scientist, so they think they know where the Ark is. However, there is a critical piece of information missing which is found […]
Nahom-Archeaological Evidence of Book of Mormon
After Lehi’s family left Jerusalem, they traveled in the Arabian Peninsula on their way to the “promised land.” In 1994, an archeaological discovery in Yemen has the same name as mentioned in 1 Ne. 16: 34, “And it came to pass that Ishmael died, and was buried in the place which was called Nahom. Critics […]
The 3 Kings – Part 2
I talked previously about the Wise Men and their part in the Christmas Story. Not much is known about them, but there are quite a few interesting legends. For example, we assume there are 3 Wise Men, but some ancient painting sometimes show as few as two, and sometimes as many as four. Names and […]
Has King Solomon’s Mine been Found?
I came across this article in Newsweek, and archaeologists may have discovered King Solomon’s mine. This could be a major discovery, and add real evidence to the Biblical references to King Solomon.
Testing Book of Mormon Geography Theories
I’ve posted previously on the various BoM geography theories, and I have to admit, it is one of my favorite topics. Very few Mormons realize how diverse some of the various theories are. Mormon Times recently ran an article on the various theories, and gave some criteria for evaluating them properly. So, which of these […]
Book of Mormon Archaeology Oct 25
I came across this article at the Mormon Times (part of the Deseret News) about an all day forum discussion the Central American theory of the Book of Mormon. It sounds like an interesting lineup of speakers. I would really like to go, but I will be working that day, and can’t go. Is there […]
Mormon Heretic 