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Source:Echoes:Ch9:15:New World culture: Human sacrifice and cannibalism
Book of Mormon "Hits": Human sacrifice and cannibalism
Book of Mormon "Hits": Human sacrifice and cannibalism
Near the end of the Nephite history, in the depths of that people's depravity, the Book of Mormon reports ceremonial human sacrifice being carried out by the Lamanites (see Mormon 4:11–15, 21), accompanied by cannibalism among both Lamanites and Nephites (see Moroni 9:8–10). Evidence for these heinous practices at about the same period of time have been revealed by archaeological excavations, but not until a long time after the Book of Mormon translation was published.[1]
Notes
- ↑ John W. Sorenson, "How Could Joseph Smith Write So Accurately about Ancient American Civilization?," in Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 2002), Chapter 9, references silently removed—consult original for citations.