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| − | [[Quetzalcoatl]] is the "White bearded God" or the "Serpent God" from the legend of Quetzalcoatl of the ancient Aztecs. In Mormon circles, he is often identified with Jesus Christ due to some similarities in the characters. | + | [[Quetzalcoatl]] is the "White bearded God" or the "Serpent God" from the legend of Quetzalcoatl of the ancient Aztecs. In Mormon circles, he is often identified with [[Jesus Christ]] due to some similarities in the characters. |
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* [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/display.php?table=jbms&id=187 New Light: "The Place That Was Called Nahom": New Light from Ancient Yemen] by S. Kent Brown of [[FARMS]] | * [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/display.php?table=jbms&id=187 New Light: "The Place That Was Called Nahom": New Light from Ancient Yemen] by S. Kent Brown of [[FARMS]] | ||
* [http://text.farmsresearch.com/display.php?id=298&table=jbms The relationship between Quetzalcoatl, the Myan Maize God and Jesus Christ] by Diane E. Wirth of [[FARMS]] | * [http://text.farmsresearch.com/display.php?id=298&table=jbms The relationship between Quetzalcoatl, the Myan Maize God and Jesus Christ] by Diane E. Wirth of [[FARMS]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:57, 18 October 2007
Book of Mormon archaeology is the process of finding where events took place and where cities, peoples, and places in the Book of Mormon are. It can also include evidences of where events took place and where cities were located literally from the Book of Mormon.
Geography
The Land of Bountiful
The Book of Mormon records that the prophet Lehi left Jerusalem and went on a long journey through the wilderness, finally coming to a rest along the shoreline at a place they referred to as Bountiful, which was so named for its being richly fertile. The description of this place in conjunction with the rough location of it (on the Arabian Peninsula) has for a long time been a source of consternation as such places of rich fertility have not been well known to exist along the Arabian Peninsula. However, researches surveying the area have found that such places exist and have even given thought to pinpoint the location more exactly using further details recorded by Nephi.
The Land of Nahom
Another old world geographical feature from Lehi's journey is the land of Nahom. This is an area briefly mentioned (1 Nephi 16:34) as being the location where Lehi's part buried Ishmael. Hugh Nibley and others have noted that the phrasing used in the Book of Mormon ("the place that was called Nahom") would appear to indicate the the name was a preexisting one, as opposed to a name given to the place by Lehi's party.
Ross T. Christensen, an archaeology professor at BYU, found evidence of a candidate location of this Nahom in a map drawn by Carsten Niebuhr, who during the 1700 was a famous German explorer. Niebhur's map showed a Nehhm (in semitic languages, consonant sounds are key), which shows great relation to Nahom, the N-H-M signifying "comfort". Various other references to to a tribe of Nihmites have been found and documented as well, making it very likely that Lehi's party buried Ishmael in their lands.
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is the "White bearded God" or the "Serpent God" from the legend of Quetzalcoatl of the ancient Aztecs. In Mormon circles, he is often identified with Jesus Christ due to some similarities in the characters.
References
- The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi's Bountiful by Warren P. Aston of FARMS
- New Light: "The Place That Was Called Nahom": New Light from Ancient Yemen by S. Kent Brown of FARMS
- The relationship between Quetzalcoatl, the Myan Maize God and Jesus Christ by Diane E. Wirth of FARMS
