For decades, scholars have debated where the Book of Mormon took place. Could it be on the Baja Peninsula? Or in the narrow necks of Central America, or the heartland of the United States? But what if the internal map of the text—where ‘east’ is truly east and seeds from Jerusalem flourish—points to a location largely ignored by archaeologists? In
We’re continuing our series on Book of Mormon geography theories. This time we’ll hit Malay, Baja, and New York geography theories. GT: The next theory that’s definitely different is the Malay theory by Dr. Ralph Olsen. Ralph passed away about five years ago, unfortunately. I actually spoke with Ralph before he passed away. This is a really fun theory. I
[paypal-donation] This is our last conversation with David Rosenvall. In our last few episodes we’ve tried to poke holes in David’s theory of the Baja Theory of the Book of Mormon. In this episode, we’ll talk about strengths of the theory. I think one of the other things that makes Baja a little unique is this concept of being isolated.
We’re continuing our conversation with David Rosenvall. He’s the guy who came up with the idea that the Book of Mormon lands may have occurred in the Baja Peninsula. I’ve also asked him to critique John L. Sorenson’s theory. Sorenson has the dominant theory where the Book of Mormon took place in Central America. I’ll ask David to critique John’s
I’d like to introduce David Rosenvall, who thinks the Book of Mormon took place on Baja Peninsula. He’s a name you may not be familiar with. He has a few claims to fame: 1) He is the person who put together the scriptures on https://scriptures.lds.org! 2) While putting that project together, he and his father came up with a new
What was discovered at Hawn’s Mill? Archaeologist Paul Debarthe from the Community of Christ details musket balls, and why he refuses to find the well where 17 men at boys were buried following the massacre at Hawn’s Mill. Check out our conversation… Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without
In our final discussion with Bob Roylance, he’ll discuss the kings of Tikal as another evidence of the Book of Mormon on the Yucatan. We’ll also discuss a tough problem: DNA. How will Bob handle that? Check out our conversation… Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission
George Potter makes the case that Lehi landed in modern-day Chile in South America. We’ll discuss his reasons for making the case, and anachronisms. Check out our conversation… Don’t miss our other conversations with George: https://gospeltangents.com/people/george-potter Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission Charting Nephi’s Ocean Journey
We’re going to review all the theories and talk about pros and cons of the promised land from Africa, Asia, North, South, and Central America. I’ll be there are some theories you aren’t familiar with! Check out our conversation…. Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission New
