by Dan Wees | May 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
On the third day after Jesus’ death, the women visit the tomb—but who do they encounter? Mark 16:5-6 says they saw a young man. Matthew 28:2-5 describes an angel. Luke 24:3-4 reports two men. Traditional harmonization suggests the women actually saw two angels who...
by Dan Wees | May 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Some Latter-day Saints, eager to present archaeological support for the Book of Mormon, frequently cite the reference to “Nahom” in First Nephi. Not only is this claim misguided, it borders on the absurd. I once dismissed it by pointing to the equally unsubstantiated...
by Dan Wees | May 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John did not write the Gospels. ...
by Dan Wees | May 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Many books in the New Testament are...
by Dan Wees | May 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Did Emma Smith hold the priesthood?… Apparently, yes. Not only that, but the highest possible order of the priesthood. On 28 September 1843, Joseph Smith recorded in his journal… “By the common consent and unanimous voice of the Council, Baurak Ale [Joseph...
by Dan Wees | May 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Regarding sleeping with your in-laws… “And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.” Leviticus 20:14...
