Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. As we begin to explore mormon archaeology, it seems appropriate to introduce the fascinating history of thomas ferguson, an attorney by trade, whose true passion manifest as an amateur archaeologist who dedicated decades of his life to the search for evidence to validate the book of mormon as a historical record. We at book of mormon christian believe that if you take the record alone without any alleged statements by joseph smith, the truth will speak very loud and very clear. Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. An excellent documentary by rod meldrum for new scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon studying the correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states that lehi and his. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york.
Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. As has been reported elsewhere here and here, the new entry in the gospel topics section book of mormon geography states, the church takes no position on the specific geographic location of. This must mean that amerindians are not descended from book of mormon peoples, and the book of mormon is false. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The book of mormon geography and map with dna evidence and the location of lands and cities such as zarahemla, cumorah, the narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence are all here. Is there any direct geographical or archaeological evidence to support the book of mormon.
This view, whose most influential proponent is brigham young university archaeologist john l. The real implication of the paper is that you cant set book of mormon geography down anywherebecause it is fictional and will never meet the requirements of the dirtarchaeology. Sadly, all other book of mormon believing denominations are following the lead of the lds church and believe in a mesoamerican model as well. It seems like only a little while back i read where dna samplings and the analysis of their finding pretty much closed the door on book of mormon claims that america was populated by ancient israelite ancestry. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their genetic profile were known, there are sound scientific reasons that it might remain undetected. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography miscellaneous. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography fairmormon. True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. Evidences of the ancient inhabitants are documented in these volumes. Well documented facts, and he covered so many different aspects of evidence to back up his video presentation, aside from the compelling dna evidence, he used weather, animal migration, mapping, rivers, water bodies, descriptions from the book of mormon and matched them to the local geography. My thesis is that book of mormon geography involves a lot more than playing with topography and terrain.
New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. More nailpounding into the mormon churchs lamanite dna. Official statement on book of mormon geography and its. The above donut chart shows percentages of the book of mormon section of letter to a ces director that fairmormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on if one assumes that fairmormons undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, fairmormon agrees with 62.
Research true book of mormon geography lands western new. It does not seem that haplogroup x can serve as good evidence of the book of mormons antiquity. But ultimately god requires faith, and is most likely making it intentionally difficult to prove the book of mormon is true, secularly. While evidence against the book of mormon and its miraculous origins has been steadily accumulating for more than a century, modern dna techniques provide new and irrefutable evidence to further bolster decades of anthropology, archaeology and linguistic study. Is there any direct geographical or archaeological evidence. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. As dna tests and sequencing has become more common critics of the book of mormon have pointed out that if there really was a group of people that traveled to the americas from the middle east west asia then there should be some. The typical dnabased argument against the book of mormon runs like this. Jan 19, 2016 rod is a friend of mine and a member of my hp group, but he has oversimplified this dna matter, aside from falsely stating 1 that the maya are the center of interest of those who consider the book of mormon to be a mesoamerican codex, and 2 that they focus on the maya because they think that joseph smith did so as well. Much as critics and defenders of the book of mormon would like to use dna studies to support their views, the evidence is simply inconclusive. Dna samples taken from modern american indians show no connection to the dna of the peoples of the middle east. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum.
The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. The book of mormon is true, just what it purports to be encyclopedia, p. Sep 08, 2016 response to the essay book of mormon and dna studies in the rest of this article, we will comment on specific statements in the essay book of mormon and dna studies pertaining to what it says about the science of dna research as it applies to the issues raised by the book of mormon. The standard of truth, 18151846, some concern has been expressed online and to us personally that the text of the book has expressed a preference against a heartland model of book of mormon geography. The result of research conducted over the course of two and a half years in scientific journals, books, and the scriptures. For these same reasons, arguments that some defenders of the book of mormon make based on dna studies are also speculative. Jan 03, 2009 thats right, critical dna evidence supports the book of mormon, wow. Mormon revisionists today believe that moroni went from one hill cumorah to the next to bury the plates. Its the 5ton elephant in the room that researchers geneticist do not want to talk about. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum dvd discontinued. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Identifying ancient dna related to book of mormon people summary. No matter which one smells best, relatively speaking, you still need to approach this beast with caution.
Apr 15, 2008 hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. The conclusion states, much as critics and defenders of the book of mormon would like to use dna studies to support their views, the evidence is. Yet, entire book of mormon geography theories have been proposed based on the erroneous assumption that no written language existed in ancient north american civilizations. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their. But being the strongest evidence so far against the book of mormon is a relative thing, akin to selecting the best smelling skunk in your local forest. This is actually evidence against the book of mormon as it dates the western eurasian dna in question to 20,000 years before book of mormon times, so it could not possibly have come from jaredites or lehites for example, a 2010 genetic analysis of a wellpreserved 4,000yearold paleoeskimo in greenland led scientists to hypothesize that a. The conclusion states, much as critics and defenders of the book of mormon would like to use dna studies to support their views, the evidence is simply inconclusive. Feb 02, 2012 dna evidence disproves key mormon doctrine. Mar 26, 2016 confirmed evidence of the book of mormon in north america updated 21 apr 18 lehis journey in the book of mormon archeological research on the arabian peninsula conspiracy. The most recent article is one that addresses the issue of dna evidence and the historicity of the book of mormon. The criticism of the mormon church is the following. The book of mormon presents the evidence from dna researchers, including mormon scientists who are wrestling with the dna dilemma that now faces. Genetic attacks on the book of mormon focus on the fact that amerindian dna seems closest to asian dna, and not dna from the middle east or jewish dna.
This is a running theme not only throughout the lds. The basic premise of the research engaged in by the author, rod meldrum, was that there was sufficient evidence in the book of mormon and from the prophet jos smith jr. X2aj is not found in north america but its importance to native american dna is virtually unknown. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x.
Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence general. I think the other answers must be answering a different question than the one asked. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. If the problem were merely a lack of evidence, one could legitimately argue that a lack of evidence is not refutation absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This work is the sum of over four years of nearly continuous research into possible dna connections between the native american peoples, and the prophesied remnant of the house of israel as contained in the book of mormon. The book of mormon, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the. If the book of mormon is false, joseph smith was not a prophet. Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. Hence, moroni had to carry the plates from central america to new york. Rediscovering the bom remnant through dna book of mormon.
This theory has been gaining substantial support among lds scholars since the mid1980s because it more accurately represents. Oct 12, 2018 since the publication of saints, volume 1. In order to remove these inherent improbabilities and attempt to salvage the credibility of the book of mormon, a number of modern mormon scholars have proposed several variations of a new approach to book of mormon geography, usually called the limited geography theory. The mainstream scientific consensus about the origin of the ancient americans and peoples is at odds with the claims put forth in the book of mormon, though mormon apologists have made efforts to reconcile these contradictions. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. Sep 10, 2016 dna marker x2aj is probably the greatest dna evidence for the book of mormon thus far. Book of mormondna evidencegeography issues fairmormon.
There are also some powerful evidences for the book of mormon, including important correlations from the book of mormon text to mesoamerica and hebrew language and customs. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography book. The dna arguments, like many others against the book of mormon, can be extremely. We believe ancient book of mormon lands are here in western new york between palmyra and erie, pa. Some claim that the book of mormon fits best in a geography located around the great lakes, and that this is supported by a mitochondrial dna group called haplogroup x2a. Book of mormon evidences, part one discusses some of the many factors supporting the plausibility of the book of mormon as an ancient document. Dna studies of native americans show that their ancient ancestry is exclusively asian, with no trace of jewish ancestry. Oct 01, 2019 click to view on the internet rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna by rod meldrum. The dna arguments, like many others against the book of mormon, can be extremely misleading.
The churchs response to recent summaries of the scientific evidence in this regard, most notably provided by tom murphy in various published papers, has been to indicate that all is well on its official website, followed by a reference to articles from the journal of book of mormon studies respecting dna and the book of mormon. Dna evidence disproves key mormon doctrine youtube. The book of mormon teaches that all native americans are descended exclusively from hebrews. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography documentarytube. As seen by science, the book of mormon is stronger today than it was in 1830, 1844, 1950, or even 2000, so i expect it will continue to become stronger in the future. The overall trend in the date over the past 175 years fits the expectations for the book of mormon as history rather than hoax. The book of mormon geography book, a promised land, the land of promise, is one of our books at alpha publishing available for purchase at virginia elieson was inspired with this geography, while with her patriarch husband and mission president in dallas here organized into a book by peter covino, jr. Jan 30, 2019 members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints have a new authoritative statement from church leaders on book of mormon geography. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence duration. The essay also explains how the prophet joseph smith himself accepted what he felt was evidence of book of mormon civilizations in both north. It is part of a collection that includes book of mormon evidences, part two, book of mormon evidences, part three, and book of mormon nuggets.
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