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Heartland Model of Book of Mormon geography
| Model Name | Date Proposed | Scope | Narrow Neck | Land North | Land South | Cumorah | River Sidon | Nephi's Landing | Religion | Type of model
Model name: Meldrum 2003Date proposed: 2003? |
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This geography is based on a DVD presentation (which is in turn based on fireside presentations) produced by Rodney (Rod) Meldrum: Rodney Meldrum, DNA Evidence for Book of Mormon Geography: New scientific support for the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon; Correlation and Verification through DNA, Prophetic, Scriptural, Historical, Climatological, Archaeological, Social, and Cultural Evidence (Rodney Meldrum, 2008), DVD.
FAIR Reviews
FAIR has a review of some of the contents and tactics used by this presentation:
- Full Review html
- Introduction: Misguided Zeal and Defense of the Church
- Section 1: DNA
- Section 2: Geography
- Section 3: Joseph Smith
Blog posts
- FAIR Blog: Allen Wyatt, "A Faulty Apologetic for the Book of Mormon" (3 July 2008) FAIR link
- FAIR Blog: Gregory L. Smith, "Advice from a Nobel Prize Winner" (6 July 2008) FAIR link
- Mormonanity: Jeff Lindsay, "Misguided Zeal: DNA Evidence for Book of Mormon Geography," (4 July 2008) off-site
- FAIR Blog: Allen Wyatt, "Examining the Secular Side," (3 Sept 2008) FAIR link
- FAIR blog: Scott Gordon, "Helping Those Struggling with Anti-Mormonism," (3 Sept 2008) FAIR link
Other resources
- Rod Meldrum homepage off-site