How does the "Book of Mormon," keystone of the LDS faith, stand up to data about DNA sequencing that puts the ancestors of modern Native Americans in northeast Asia instead of Palestine? Meldrum and Stephens examine the merits and the fallacies of DNA-based interpretations that challenge the "Book of Mormon," providing clear guides to the science and spelling out the data's implications.
Who are the Children of Lehi?: DNA and the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon and DNA Research compiles all of the articles published by the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship on the subject of DNA.
In the Book of Mormon, the Jewish prophet Lehi says the following after arriving by boat in America in 600 BCE: Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a promise, that inasmuch as those whom the Lord God shall bring out of the land of Jerusalem ...
Farewell to Eden: Coming to Terms With Mormonism and Science
A groundbreaking new look at the story of America.
With discussion questions to facilitate group use and a focus on providing an accurate portrayal of Mormons beliefs, Understanding the Book of Mormon is an indispensable guide for anyone wishing to become more familiar with the Church of ...
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
An attempt to identify the lost tribes of Israel with the North American Indians.
Book length treatment of the wide spectrum of questions about the Joseph Smith's translation of the Book of Mormon.
In this highly anticipated work, author Don Bradley presents over a decade of historical and scriptural research to not only tell the story of the lost pages but to reconstruct many of the detailed stories written on them.