Category: Arabian Peninsula
Burying Nahom
A couple of recent blog posts from skeptics have once again announced that Nahom in the Arabian Peninsula, the alleged soul shred of evidence for the Book of Mormon, the…
The Arabian Peninsula Motherlode
Perhaps the most interesting single online document for reading about the growing evidences for Book of Mormon plausibility and authenticity from the Arabian Peninsula is a 2006 edition of the…
Noham, That’s Not History (Nor Geography, Cartography, or Logic): More on the Recent Attacks on NHM
As mentioned in my previous post about the significance of Nahom, in a recent presentation at an ex-Mormon conference, a man who says he is “addicted to truth” made the…
The Significance of Nahom: Just Three Letters?
When thoughtfully understood, the evidence for Book of Mormon plausibility and authenticity related to Nephi’s account of crossing the Arabian Peninsula are profound and impressive. The modern findings and insights…
Arabia’s Hidden Valley: Guest Post by Warren Aston
ARABIA’S HIDDEN VALLEY A strictly scientific look at Khor Kharfot as a candidate for Nephi’s Bountiful Warren P. Aston Copyright 2013 Regular readers will be aware that most LDS researchers have…
Biodiversity at Khor Kharfot, a Leading Candidate for Ancient Bountiful in the Arabian Peninsula
I think the average LDS person still has little appreciation for recent discoveries in the Arabian Peninsula over the past couple of decades that provide interesting evidence for plausibility of…
“Whither Shall I Go for Ore?” – Another Subtle Requirement for Bountiful’s THREE Excellent Candidates
Among the many shreds of allegedly non-existent evidence in favor of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, some of the recent finds in the Arabian Peninsula are perhaps the…
Iron Ore at a Bountiful Candidate – In Case You Missed the News
Not the newest news, but still interesting insights about the geological confirmation of usable iron ore in the Arabian Peninsula at one of the best candidates for the ancient place…
The Arabian Peninsula and the Book of Mormon: Jedidiah Morse Explains All?
Here is a portion of Jedidiah Morse’s 1828 map of Asia showing the Arabian Peninsula (available from the David Rumsey collection of historic maps). So if Joseph somehow managed to…
Warren Aston on the Superiority of Khor Kharfot as a Candidate for Bountiful
In spite of my appreciation for the highly interesting work of George Potter regarding the Arabian Peninsula and First Nephi, I find Warren Aston’s earlier approach to be more convincing….
