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*The author notes that BYU geneticist Michael F. Whiting said that "a hemispheric colonization model for the Book of Mormon 'was indeed correct' and 'appears falsified by current genetic evidence'."
 
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Revision as of 21:07, 28 September 2009

Index to claims made in Reinventing Lamanite Identity, by Brent L. Metcalfe

This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIRwiki. An effort has been made to provide the author's original sources where possible.

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  • The author claims that "the Book of Mormon teaches—that "the Lamanites...are the principal ancestors of the American Indians."
  • "Introduction," Book of Mormon (1981 edition).
  • The author claims that LDS scholars have been led to "shrink and dilute" the Book of Mormon's "American Israelite" population as the result of DNA analysis showing that Native Americans have an Asian genetic signature.
  • The author quotes a number of genetic studies.
  • The author notes that BYU geneticist Michael F. Whiting said that "a hemispheric colonization model for the Book of Mormon 'was indeed correct' and 'appears falsified by current genetic evidence'."
  • Michael F. Whiting, “DNA and the Book of Mormon: A Phylogenetic Perspective,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 12, no. 1 (2003): 28, 31.