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|summary=The Nephites in the land northward built buildings out of cement in Helaman 3:7-11 (circa 47 B.C.). As author John L. Smith put the claim, "There is zero archaeological evidence that any kind of cement existed in the Americas prior to modern times."<ref>John L. Smith, "What about those Gold Plates?" ''The Utah Evange''l 33/6 (September 1986): 8.</ref>In this case, however, an attack on an 'absence of evidence' backfired. Cement is not anachronistic. The Book of Mormon places it in exactly the right spot and time period for Mesoamerican use of this building material. | |summary=The Nephites in the land northward built buildings out of cement in Helaman 3:7-11 (circa 47 B.C.). As author John L. Smith put the claim, "There is zero archaeological evidence that any kind of cement existed in the Americas prior to modern times."<ref>John L. Smith, "What about those Gold Plates?" ''The Utah Evange''l 33/6 (September 1986): 8.</ref>In this case, however, an attack on an 'absence of evidence' backfired. Cement is not anachronistic. The Book of Mormon places it in exactly the right spot and time period for Mesoamerican use of this building material. | ||
| | |L1=Question: Is the Book of Mormon's mention of "cement" an anachronism? | ||
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|summary=Is Joseph's report of finding a record on metal plates plausible? | |summary=Is Joseph's report of finding a record on metal plates plausible? | ||
| | |L1=Question: Is Joseph Smith's report of finding an ancient record on inscribed on metal plates plausible? | ||
| | |L2=William J. Adams Jr. (1994): "These incidences raise the question: Did others in Lehi's Jerusalem inscribe records on metal plates?" | ||
| | |L3=Sidney B. Sperry (1995): "Questions arise as to how Jeremiah's prophecies appeared on the brass plates" | ||
| | |L4=Question: What examples exist of writing on gold or other metal plates from around the ancient world? | ||
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Revision as of 06:53, 8 June 2017
Materials alleged to be anachronistic in the Book of Mormon
Cement
Summary: The Nephites in the land northward built buildings out of cement in Helaman 3:7-11 (circa 47 B.C.). As author John L. Smith put the claim, "There is zero archaeological evidence that any kind of cement existed in the Americas prior to modern times."[1]In this case, however, an attack on an 'absence of evidence' backfired. Cement is not anachronistic. The Book of Mormon places it in exactly the right spot and time period for Mesoamerican use of this building material.Jump to Subtopic:
Materials alleged to be anachronistic in the Book of Mormon
Cement
Summary: The Nephites in the land northward built buildings out of cement in Helaman 3:7-11 (circa 47 B.C.). As author John L. Smith put the claim, "There is zero archaeological evidence that any kind of cement existed in the Americas prior to modern times."[2]In this case, however, an attack on an 'absence of evidence' backfired. Cement is not anachronistic. The Book of Mormon places it in exactly the right spot and time period for Mesoamerican use of this building material.Jump to Subtopic:
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Metal Plates
Summary: Is Joseph's report of finding a record on metal plates plausible?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Is Joseph Smith's report of finding an ancient record on inscribed on metal plates plausible?
- William J. Adams Jr. (1994): "These incidences raise the question: Did others in Lehi's Jerusalem inscribe records on metal plates?"
- Sidney B. Sperry (1995): "Questions arise as to how Jeremiah's prophecies appeared on the brass plates"
- Question: What examples exist of writing on gold or other metal plates from around the ancient world?
Metal Plates
Summary: Is Joseph's report of finding a record on metal plates plausible?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Is Joseph Smith's report of finding an ancient record on inscribed on metal plates plausible?
- William J. Adams Jr. (1994): "These incidences raise the question: Did others in Lehi's Jerusalem inscribe records on metal plates?"
- Sidney B. Sperry (1995): "Questions arise as to how Jeremiah's prophecies appeared on the brass plates"
- Question: What examples exist of writing on gold or other metal plates from around the ancient world?