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Science, Ancient History, and the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon and the DNA of Native Americans
Book of Mormon and DNA Studies: A Closer Look at the Book of Mormon
One of two parts of the most detailed response available anywhere to the 2014 article “Book of Mormon and DNA Studies” on the LDS Church website. This part responds to the claim that the Book of Mormon does not teach that Native Americans are Israelites.
Book of Mormon and DNA Studies: A Closer Look at the Science
One of two parts of the most detailed response available anywhere to the 2014 article “Book of Mormon and DNA Studies” on the LDS Church website. This part responds to the claim that even if Native Americans were partially descended from Israelites, their Middle-Eastern DNA might have been lost.
Lamanites No More: DNA and Lost Ties to Father Lehi
One of the earliest articles on the problem of DNA and the Book of Mormon, with extensive quotations from LDS sources.
Answers to FARMS' objections to DNA evidence against the Book of Mormon
Simon Southerton, a biologist and former Mormon, answers commonly asked questions and responses to the problem that Native Americans do not have the DNA of Middle Eastern people.
Is Sherem A Non-Israelite? Examining an Argument for Other Nations in the Book of Mormon
Mormon scholars argue that the Book of Mormon Israelites who lived in the Americas were assimilated into other nations. But the Book of Mormon never mentions any other nations. This article answers the claim that the Book of Mormon figure called Sherem is an example of a non-Israelite.
DNA vs. the Book of Mormon
This documentary accurately presents the consensus of the scientific community that northern Asia — not Israel — is the place of origin of the Native American Indians.
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The Four Seas of the Book of Mormon
Thorough study of the problem of identifying the four seas mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
History, Geography, and the Book of Mormon
National Geographic Society Statement on the Book of Mormon
Letter from the National Geographic Society, stating that the Book of Mormon has not been substantiated by archaeology and noting that its account of the origins of Native Americans does not agree with the scientific consensus.
Smithsonian Institution statement on the Book of Mormon
Statement from the Smithsonian Institution on the Book of Mormon, explaining in some detail why its account does not agree with the archaeological facts concerning the Americas before the time of Columbus.
Does Archaeology Support the Book of Mormon?
Short version of 1992 article by Luke Wilson on the geographical and archaeological problems of the Book of Mormon.
Does Archaeology Support The Book Of Mormon?
Full, longer version of Luke Wilson’s 1992 article on basic problems in Book of Mormon geography and history.
Hugh Nibley, the Book of Mormon, and the Lachish Letters
Old Testament scholar Thomas Finley examines LDS scholar Hugh Nibley's comparisons between the Book of Mormon and the Lachish Letters, written from the Jewish town of Lachish about the same time that the main Book of Mormon story line begins. Finley shows that Nibley's parallels do not support the historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon.