Tag: Book of Mormon
New Document Discovered from a Book of Mormon Witness
From the Juvenile Instructor blog, we have an important new finding regarding a Book of Momron witness. See “1829 Mormon Discovery Brought to you by…Guest Erin Jennings” which shares news…
Two Witnesses, Witnessed by Sally Parker
The vast body of scholarship on the witnesses to the Book of Mormon paints a consistent story of real people who really saw something and, in spite of whatever problems…
Where Horses Can Take You, and My Quest for Li Jing (李荆)
Li Jing, China’s Greatest Long Distance Rider and the Subject of My New Quest One of the great things about publishing articles on a blog or at places like Meridian…
“Here, Take My Camera”: Responding to the Miraculous Message and Convincing Power of the Book of Mormon
The Shanghai International District Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held March 17 and 18, 2018, in Shanghai. The highlight by far was the musical…
Update on Tentative Proposals for Janus Parallelism in the Book of Mormon
About a year ago I published several articles here at Mormanity on the topic of Janus parallelism, where one Hebrew word or phrase with dual meanings can invoke both, one…
DNA Science vs. Scripture: The Book of Mormon is Not the Only Target for Confused Attacks
Misunderstanding of both DNA-related science and the nature of the Book of Mormon led to premature rejoicing in some circles over the alleged refutation of that key scriptural text for…
The Buzz from Sweet Cozumel
This summer my wife’s family had a brief family reunion on a ship that went from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico. Though much of what we saw on land was quite…
Common Features in Written Languages and the Anthon Transcript
Michael Price’s news story, “Why Written Languages Look Alike the World Over” in Science magazine’s online edition (Sciencemag.org) might be of interest to some readers here. He discusses a recent…
Ancient Temples, Shrines, and Altars Outside of Jerusalem
An old argument against the Book of Mormon is that no self-respecting Hebrew would even think of building a temple outside of Jerusalem as Nephi did in the New World….
Unncessary Attacks, Part 2: In Defense of Grant Hardy
My previous post responded to Duane Boyce’s critique of some modern LDS scholars who pointed to the fallibility of human leaders in the Church in ways that Boyce felt were…
