by Dan Wees | Jun 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Two women had the plates revealed to them, one in a dream and the other via a ‘mysterious stranger.’ The other two ‘saw’ the plates covered by a cloth. Damn! Now THAT’S compelling evidence.” ~J.B. – FB Post~ Yes, flimsy as can be, and it’s absurd to attempt to...
by Dan Wees | Jun 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
One recurring problem in the Book of Mormon is the failure to name key characters. A simple example is Nephi’s wife, who plays a role in the narrative but is never given a personal name. The most notorious case is “the brother of Jared.” Despite being a central...
by Dan Wees | Jun 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
In the handwritten Printer’s Manuscript copy of the pre-1830 Book of Mormon, the town of HELAM is written as HELAMAN twelve times by Oliver Cowdery (see Mosiah 23). The Original (from which the PM is gleaned) is damaged, so we cannot be certain ‘which way’ the city is...
by Dan Wees | Jun 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“The historicity – historical authenticity – of the Book of Mormon is an issue so fundamental that it rests first upon faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which is the first principle in this, as in all other matters.” Dallin H. Oaks, Foundation for Ancient Research and...
by Dan Wees | Jun 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“The historicity of the Book of Mormon record is crucial. We cannot exercise faith in that which is untrue, nor can ‘doctrinal fiction’ have normative value in our lives…Only scripture-writings and events and descriptions from real people at a real point in time,...
by Dan Wees | Jun 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Apologists have attempted to make connections between descriptions of the things mentioned in the Book of Mormon and the Mayan culture. One is a Mayan weapon that looks like a flat cricket bat with obsidian embedded along the edge. They explain these are swords...
