Tag: seer stone

Scott Vance

Oliver Cowdery & Seer Stone? (Scott Vance 4 of 5)

Was the seer stone or Urim & Thummim used for translating the Book of Mormon. Scott Vance tells why he thinks a seer stone was

RickB January 15, 2024

Jim Lucas

Is Oliver Cowdery Best Witness Against Seer Stones? (Lucas/Neville 4 of 6)

Oliver Cowdery is famous for trying to translate the Book of Mormon in D&C 8 and 9. Did he try to use a dowsing rod

RickB August 24, 2023

Jonathan Neville

Jonathan Edwards Influence on Book of Mormon (Neville 1 of 2)

Jonathan Neville believes Joseph Smith often used words and ideas from 18th century theologian Jonathan Edwards. Who is Jonathan Edwards? Neville claims Edwards was sort

RickB January 2, 2023

Jonathan Neville

“Evidence of Composition is Evidence of Translation” (Part 9 of 11)

Is the Book of Mormon a translation, or complete fiction? Heartland expert Jonathan Neville says that evidence of composition is evidence of translation. What does

RickB April 4, 2022

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents

Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.