An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon
Author: John L. Sorenson
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780877476085
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Images of Ancient America
Author: John L. Sorenson
Publisher: Research Press (UT)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780934893282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Describes and displays many aspects of the civilization that arose in southern Mexico and northern Central America (Mesoamerica) thousands of years ago" in order to "help readers envision the lives of the people in the Book of Mormon"--jacket.
Mormon's Codex
Author: John L. Sorenson
Publisher: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Deseret Book
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 826
ISBN-13: 9781609073992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author demonstrates that the Book of Mormon is a native Mesoamerican book (or codex) that exhibits what one would expect of a historical document produced in the context of ancient Mesoamerican civilization. He also shows that scholars' discoveries about Mesoamerica and the contents of the Nephite record are clearly related, listing more than 400 points where the Book of Mormon text corresponds to characteristic Mesoamerican situations, statements, allusions, and history.
Mormon's Map
Author: John L. Sorenson
Publisher: Maxwell Institute
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780934893480
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the ancient prophet Mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the Book of Mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. Mormon's Map is Book of Mormon scholar John Sorenson's reconstruction of that mental map solely from information gleaned from the text after years of intensive study. He describes his method; establishes the overall shape of Book of Mormon lands; sorts out details of topography, distance, direction, climate, and civilization; and treats issues of historical geography. The resultant map will facilitate analysis of geography-related issues in the Book of Mormon narrative and also be of help in evaluating theories about where in the real world the Nephite lands were located.
Moroni's America
Author: Jonathan Neville
Publisher:
Published: 2015-10-10
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9781944200039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotated and Illustrated Book of Mormon
Author: David R. Hocking
Publisher: Latter-day Legends
Published: 2017-12-10
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781944200381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Lost Book of Mormon
Author: Avi Steinberg
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2015-11-24
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0307948366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs The Book of Mormon a Great American Novel? Avi Steinberg thinks so. In this quirky travelogue—part fan nonfiction, part personal quest—he follows the trail laid out in Joseph Smith’s book. From Jerusalem to the ruined Mayan cities of Central America to upstate New York and, finally, to Jackson County, Missouri—the spot Smith identified as the site of the Garden of Eden—Steinberg traces The Book’s unexpected path and grapples with Joseph Smith’s demons—and his own. Literate and funny, personal and provocative, the genre-bending The Lost Book of Mormon boldly explores our deeply human impulse to write books, and affirms the abiding power of story.
Exploring Book of Mormon in America's Heartland
Author: Rod L. Meldrum
Publisher:
Published: 2011-07
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781934537473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Approaches to the Book of Mormon
Author: Brent Lee Metcalfe
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781560850175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Joseph Smith presented the Book of Mormon for sale in early 1830, questions surfaced immediately regarding its claim to be an ancient history of America. In this ten-essay compilation, scholars outline the broad contours of contemporary research bearing on this question. Drawing from a variety of disciplines, contributors discuss historicity from the standpoint of physical and cultural anthropology, geography, linguistics, demographics, literary forms, liturgical context, theology, and evolution of the original manuscript to published work. The message of the Book of Mormon is one of socio-economic equality and divine intervention. That message can be obscured by people who revere it as an icon and prooftext rather than read it for understanding. Furthermore, attempts to make the book safe for Sunday school audiences can gloss over context. Returning to a nineteenth-century understanding restores the book's spiritual rather than symbolic importance. By asking hard questions, contributors modify, even transform, previous theories regarding the nature of LDS scripture. Still, through painstaking research, they share a wealth of fresh perspectives and offer an array of new directions for future investigation.
Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited
Author: Noel B. Reynolds
Publisher: Maxwell Institute
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780934893251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMembers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints view the Book of Mormon as scripture written by ancient prophets, while critics believe that it is a 19th-century fraud. The 15 essays in Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited present the latest research by LDS scholars on the question in an effort to demonstrate that the weight of scholarly evidence is on the side of authenticity. Part 1 contains essays dealing with accounts of how the book was produced in 1829 and 1830, with emphasis on the translation process and the witnesses who saw the plates. Part 2 takes a look at the logical structure of the authorship debate and reviews the history of alternative theories and criticisms of the Book of Mormon. Part 3 presents textual studies that demonstrate the plausibility of the Book of Mormon as an ancient book, and part 4 updates scholars' attempts to understand the ancient cultural and geographic setting of the book in both the Old and New Worlds.
