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View (previous 50 | next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- Question: Could Joseph Smith have manufactured some metal plates out of tin, copper, or some other metal in order to trick witnesses into thinking he had gold plates? (← links)
- Question: Are gunpowder, pistols or firearms mentioned in the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon reference to windows that can be "dashed in pieces" an anachronism? (← links)
- Question: Why does "and it came to pass" appear so often in the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: Are Book of Mormon phrases or language too "modern" to be of ancient origin? (← links)
- Question: Would Egyptian be too lengthy and bulky on the plates to account for the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's mention of "cement" an anachronism? (← links)
- Question: How were metals used in the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: What is "brass" in the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: Did Bishop Warren S. Snow forcibly castrate twenty-four-year-old Thomas Lewis? (← links)
- Question: Was the castration of Thomas Lewis approved by Brigham Young? (← links)
- Question: Was Thomas Lewis castrated because he wanted to marry a young woman who was desired by an older man as a plural wife? (← links)
- Question: Other than the story of Thomas Lewis, are there other accounts of men being castrated by Mormons in the 1850s? (← links)
- Question: Is the mention of the metal "ziff" in the Book of Mormon an anachronism? (← links)
- Question: Is Joseph Smith's report of finding an ancient record on inscribed on metal plates plausible? (← links)
- William J. Adams Jr. (1994): "These incidences raise the question: Did others in Lehi's Jerusalem inscribe records on metal plates?" (← links)
- Sidney B. Sperry (1995): "Questions arise as to how Jeremiah's prophecies appeared on the brass plates" (← links)
- Question: What examples exist of writing on gold or other metal plates from around the ancient world? (← links)
- Question: Is the mention of barley in the Book of Mormon an anachronism? (← links)
- Question: Is the mention of the crop "neas" a Book of Mormon anachronism? (← links)
- Source:Sorenson:the Opata of northern Mexico used a drink made from native grapes (← links)
- Question: What was the relative size of Nephite population compared to Lamanite population? (← links)
- Question: Why aren't other inhabitants of the America's mentioned in the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: What was the fate of the original Lehite colonists? (← links)
- Question: Was the Lehite colony too small to produce the population sizes indicated by the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- John L. Sorenson: "Several puzzles about the history of the Nephites and Lamanites are linked to the question of whether they found others already living in their promised land" (← links)
- Question: Does the fact that the Book of Mormon has chapters demonstrate that it is a modern production? (← links)
- Question: Is the armor described in the Book of Mormon consistent with armor used in ancient Mesoamerica? (← links)
- Question: Are the fortifications described in the Book of Mormon consistent with those built in ancient Mesoamerica? (← links)
- Book of Mormon/Warfare/Ritual warfare (← links)
- Source:Welch:The Destruction of Ammonihah and the Law of Apostate Cities:Alma effectively showed in the record that this fate befell them in accordance with divine law (← links)
- Source:Welch:Warfare in the Book of Mormon:even war cannot be conducted successfully in a total state of anarchy or chaos (← links)
- Book of Mormon/Warfare/Oaths taken by warriors (← links)
- Source:Szink:An Oath of Allegiance in the Book of Mormon:Often, to instill this loyalty, an oath of allegiance is administered to recruits (← links)
- Source:Morrise:Simile Curses in the Ancient Near East, Old Testament, and Book of Mormon:The simile curse is a type of curse that appears in ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Book of Mormon texts (← links)
- Source:Welch:Exemption from Military Duty:people of Ammon...the grant of this exceptional privilege was consistent with ancient Israelite law (← links)
- Source:Ricks:'Holy War' in the Book of Mormon and the Ancient Near East:every conflict...was considered to be prosecuted under the divine direction of the gods or of God (← links)
- Source:Parry:Symbolic Action as Prophetic Curse:This prophetic symbolic action by Isaiah represented a prophetic curse that destruction and ruin would come upon the Egyptians (← links)
- Book of Mormon/Warfare/Seasonality (← links)
- Source:Sorenson:Seasonality of Warfare in the Book of Mormon and in Mesoamerica:war was normally carried on by the pre-Columbian inhabitants during a short annual period (← links)
- Question: Why do most of the battles in the Book of Mormon occur between the 11th and 3rd months of the year, and none in the 6th through 9th months? (← links)
- Book of Mormon/Warfare/Secret combinations (← links)
- Source:Warren:Secret Combinations, Warfare, and Captive Sacrifice in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon:The source of secret combinations in the Book of Mormon (← links)
- Book of Mormon/Warfare/Weapons (← links)
- Source:Roper:Eyewitness Descriptions of Mesoamerican Swords:the Mesoamerican weapon the macuahuitl fits the criteria for the Book of Mormon "sword" (← links)
- Question: Should we expect to find ancient swords in either the Old World or the New World? (← links)
- Question: Are all swords mentioned in the Book of Mormon made of metal? (← links)
- Question: Did the use of metal swords mentioned in the Book of Mormon persist? (← links)
- Question: Did swords exist in Pre-Columbian America during the Book of Mormon time period? (← links)
- Source:Hamblin and Merrill:Swords in the Book of Mormon:The Book of Mormon mentions the sword 156 times (← links)