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Conversation with an Antique Map Dealer (and Acquisition of My First Antique Map)
On something of a whim, my wife and I met up with an Australian map dealer while he was in Shanghai last Saturday and bought our first antique map. It…
Why Faith Is Necessary to Appreciate the Value of (Book of Mormon) Evidence
LDS defenders sometime grow impatient, even flabbergasted, with critics who refuse to acknowledge the existence of any evidence for the Book of Mormon, in spite of what some of us…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 4
As an addendum to the Janus parallelism issues recently raised here (see “Janus Parallelism in the Hebrew Bible: Could It Also Be in the Book of Mormon?” and “Janus Parallelism,…
Solomon’s Temple and Palace: New Archaeological Discoveries by Yosef Garfinkel and Madeleine Mumcuoglu–A Beautiful Book About the Reality of the First Temple
If you are looking for a gift for someone who loves the Hebrew Bible and cares about the ancient House of the Lord, then please consider one of the most…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at some tentative possibilities for Janus parallelism in the Book of Mormon, drawing upon examples identified by Scott Noegel in his masterful work, Janus Parallelisms…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 1
In my previous post on Janus parallelism in the Hebrew Bible, I noted that if this poetical technique were used by any Book of Mormon authors, it would be very…
The Christian Watchman and Its Misguided Jab at Bountiful in the Book of Mormon
One of the earliest criticisms of the Book of Mormon anticipates some of the most recent. For example, a modern critic writing for Faith Promoting Rumor finds it improbable that…
Publication on the Reynolds Arcade as the Great and Spacious Building in Lehi’s Tree of Life Vision
My recent exploration of Rick Grunder’s genuinely creative theories for the alleged fabrication of Lehi’s tree of life vision ended up in a more formal article for The Interpreter, just…
A Biblical Feast at a Hole in the Wall: Khirbet Qeiyafa’s Second Gate
Great meals are sometimes found in small little places dubbed “holes in the wall.” This seems especially true in China. But in Israel, a literal hole in the wall in…
Many Great New Resources at LDS.org and on the LDS Gospel Library App
I am impressed with how rapidly the Church has moved in the past couple of years to make more information readily available to its members and the public. Have you…
