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Image of the site of Edzna, whose ruins include fortifications from the terminal pre-classic period.
Because my first blog entitled “5 Compelling Archeological Evidences . . .” received a lot of fanfare, we felt it might be fun to present another five compelling physical evidences of the Book of Mormon. For now . . . just 5. A complete list of hundreds of evidences that have been identified can be examined at www.evidencecentral.org . For the purposes of this blog, I wanted...
Screenshot from the newest evidence video on internally fulfilled prophecies.
As a record written by ancient prophets, it isn’t too surprising that the Book of Mormon is full of ancient prophecies. What most readers probably haven’t noticed is that those prophecies are frequently fulfilled in the text itself, as can be seen on over 100 occasions! This video gives several examples of such prophecies, including an especially impressive cluster of fulfillments in 3 Nephi. It...
Screenshot from Book of Mormon Central Evidence Video on the elevation of Jerusalem.
Sometimes it is the finer details that count. Throughout the Bible, journeys toward Jerusalem are described as going up while journeys away from Jerusalem are described as going down . With impressive consistency, this same distinction shows up repeatedly in Nephi’s account of his family’s travels. To find out how this subtle detail helps support the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, click on...
Screenshot of the latest video from Evidence Central on the Book of Mormon's Mulek.
The Book of Mormon states that King Zedekiah had a son named Mulek who, unlike his brothers, avoided execution when Babylon conquered Jerusalem in 587 BC. On its face, this claim may seem rather doubtful, and perhaps even unbelievable. After all, the King James Bible doesn’t say anything about Mulek, and some people question whether many biblical figures ever really existed. But not all is as it...
Screenshot from Evidence Central's newest video on the archaeological evidence for cement in ancient America.
Could ancient Americans really have known how to make cement? The Book of Mormon says yes. As recorded in Helaman 3:7, the people in the land northward “became exceedingly expert in the working of cement.” They built houses and even cities of the stuff. Yet only in recent decades have scholars widely recognized that pre-Columbian peoples actually knew about this invaluable building material...
The new recency interface of Evidence Central.
Evidence Central is a joint venture between Book of Mormon Central and Charis Legacy Foundation. It is a polished, growing repository of evidence summaries validating the Book of Mormon as beautiful, miraculous, and true. Each evidence summary is written by Ryan Dahle, Matt Roper, Neal Rappleye, and others affiliated with Book of Mormon Central and is concise, well-illustrated, and well-...
Artwork from Evidence Video by Katie Payne.
As part of a new video series, Evidence Central's YouTube channel has released a new video on Steel Swords in the Book of Mormon entitled, “ Questions and Evidences #121 Valley of Lemuel .” This video draws from Evidence #121 on the Evidence Central website on The Valley of Lemuel . Thanks to archaeology and on-the-ground surveying, scholars have made progress in identifying locations mentioned...
Artwork from Evidence Video by Katie Payne.
As part of a new video series, Evidence Central's YouTube channel has released a new video on steel swords in the Book of Mormon entitled, “ Questions and Evidences #135 Laban's Steel Sword .” This video draws from Evidence #135 on the Evidence Central website on Laban’s steel sword . Some people have suggested that Laban’s sword in 1 Nephi 4:9 is an anachronism, based on the assumption that...
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Introduction to Evidence Central For many decades now, evidences pertaining to the Restoration of Jesus Christ’s Gospel and Church have been brought to light through careful study and analysis by interested scholars and researchers. These evidences largely help authenticate Joseph Smith’s revelations about the ancient world, including his translations of ancient texts like the Book of Mormon,...