tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post111734122180632103..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: MP3 Download: Prof. John E. Clark's 2004 Speech on Archaeology and the Book of MormonJeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-77504407704589893252009-12-15T08:48:16.363-06:002009-12-15T08:48:16.363-06:00Hold on, Anon. Ever heard of Jerusalem? That's...Hold on, Anon. Ever heard of Jerusalem? That's where the Book of Mormon begins. So there's at least one. But then it gets really interesting, and much more impressive in terms of evidence, when Nephi and his group trek across the Arabian Peninsula. Places are described and details given for the River of Laman, the Valley of Lemuel, Shazer, the burial site Nahom, and the place Bountiful on the east coast. All of these places have been dismissed as non-existent by our critics, and all of them now have excellent and impressive candidates found by field work and supported by archaeology, resulting in a body of evidence suggesting that the 600 B.C. jouney across the Arabian Peninsula described in First Nephi could not have been fabricated by Joseph Smith. <br /><br />The Old World evidence for the plausibility of the Book of Mormon is truly impressive. You ought to take a look at that! One starting place is http://mormonevidence.comJeff Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-52372142777888230992009-12-14T21:58:33.254-06:002009-12-14T21:58:33.254-06:00"Archaeology and geography support the Book o..."Archaeology and geography support the Book of Mormon to the same degree and for the same reasons that they support the Bible."<br />What an absurd claim. We know exactly where dozens of Biblical cities are located and <b>ZERO</b> in the Book of Mormon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-8209452642568746182008-08-10T11:22:00.000-05:002008-08-10T11:22:00.000-05:00That is so amazing!! It's so hard to share the won...That is so amazing!! It's so hard to share the wonder and beauty of this marvelous book when the Protestant hard-liners you share it with think it's creation of the Devil from the Devil's church! It's not like we Mormons are taught that all other churches are of the Devil - just that they have lost truths over the centuries, but are still good churches. Certainly not of the Devil!! That's such a hurtful and extreme claim to make - especialy of a church that does so much good in the world! <BR/><BR/>Despite what we're up against, we've made light-years of progress since the early days of severe persecution (i.e. tar/featherings, homes and farms siezed or pilleged, shootings, relentless mobs, etc.) I am confident that we will eventually be welcomed at the table alongside these same Protestant religions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-22798946003072208642008-08-10T11:20:00.000-05:002008-08-10T11:20:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.jaredca13https://www.blogger.com/profile/14225754433846635635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-32687793343400921662008-06-24T14:49:00.000-05:002008-06-24T14:49:00.000-05:00Wow what an awesome point! John Clark is a genius ...Wow what an awesome point! John Clark is a genius and shows points that not even the anti-mormon himself can deny. Not that I'm all about proving things right or wrong i just think the approach of this lecture is genius in that Clark showcases an almost unbiased approach to the point. Awesome download.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com