The city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Literary and historical studies of the book of mormon. Response to jonathan nevilles the lost city of zarahemla. Jan 10, 2008 this is the second article of the footprint of zarahemla. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. Longterm nauvoo resident cal christensen shares his knowledge of the mississippi rivers des moines rapids from his own property on the rivers banks. Latterday saints believe the book of mormon to con tain a true.
This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The precise meaning of the word zarahemla is not known. It will demonstrate the relationship that zarahemla and the landing place of lehi had to the most provable geographical feature in all the americas. The book of mormon geography and map with dna evidence and the location of lands and cities such as zarahemla, cumorah, the narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence are all here. Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. Almas journeys in the land of zarahemla book of mormon. Rod meldrum discusses the strategic importance of these rapids to the ancient civilizations of north america and how it relates with the book of mormon s heartland model.
Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Fifty important mormon books by curt bench a list of the books which have had a significant influence on the development of mormon history, theology, and literature the idea of deciding which mormon books are important is perhaps presumptuous, certainly difficult, but i hope useful. The lands of zarahemla and nephi are near an east and a west sea. Many accounts of significant lands and cities are given in the book of mormon. Jared grew up in the stone house his greatgrandfather, nathaniel thatcher, made for his fourth polygamous wife in the town of zarahemla, which greatgrandfather thatcher had established under the direction of brigham young. Passage to zarahemla is an adventure film directed and written by chris heimerdinger. He served as the director of the byu jerusalem center for near eastern studies from 1993 to 1996. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Mosiah organizes educational programs for the mulekites, in which he teaches them how to read and write the language of their fathers, and teaches them their history and genealogy. Book of mormon doctrinal mastery allonone page pdf download. I found passage to zarahemla especially intriguing because the story takes place in southern utah leeds to be exact and deals with lee instruments where my sister got her violin.
This is merely part of the much broader liturgical and esoteric content of first temple israelite religion jettisoned by deuteronomistic revisionism according to barker a revisionism which did not infect the book of mormon. Virtual book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. Ridge between melek and zarahemla book of mormon geography. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america, and indians and the narrow neck and mexico. Some of these maps are included in the annotated book of mormon. Charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. Many people do not understand that the word saint does not mean demigod, as the catholic church uses it, lds folks use the word saint as a follower of christ, or disciple. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating projectable images, the charts convey a wealth of information that will enrich personal study and teaching. According to the beliefs of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, zarahemla refers to. Mosiahs rise to power zarahemla under monarchial rule.
The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. This map plausibly positions these and other book of mormon locations in the general mesoamerican arena. As there were two lands of nephi, the greater and the lesser, so, for exactly the same reasons, there were two lands of zarahemla. Sutinen read mormons map, he would have realised that no evidence is presented in favour of the book of mormon. The meaning of zarahemla from the book of mormon youtube. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. When mosiah i led the more righteous portion of the nephites northward from the land of lehinephi. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. The church of jesus christ of latter day saints is also true.
Before we examine some of the possible locations for book of mormon geography however, i would like to stress the fact that as of today, the lord has not revealed where the nephites or lamanites lived, and as such, the lds church has taken no official stance on anything related to book of mormon geography. The format of this site may be changed periodically. In my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps. Maps moronis america the north american setting for. The name has also been adopted by zarahemla books, according to publisherowner christopher bigelow, because its instantly recognizable to any mormon insider, but its just an exoticsounding name to any outsider. You may also view pages from the annotated book of mormon now. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. In addition, sites and artifacts are also provided that give additional indirect support to the book of mormon story, such as evidence associated with other precolumbian hebrew travelers to the american continents.
Mosiah is successful in uniting the two groups, and gains enough political support to become the king of zarahemla. Tvedtnes the preface to the work, david noel freedman wrote, the editor is to be commended for his catholicity and courage and for his own original contributions in several domains including a unique treatment of the book of mormon. Response to jonathan nevilles the lost city of zarahemla the contents of all bmaf publications are the sole responsibility of the individual authors and therefore do not necessarily represent the views of bmaf or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1998. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. The capital city of zarahemla was located on the river sidon in the center of the land of zarahemla. Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. Sutinen read mormon s map, he would have realised that no evidence is presented in favour of the book of mormon. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormon part of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The publication history of the book of mormon bruce satterfield department of religious education, brigham young university idaho this article appeared in the church news, jan.
The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. His tennis shoes books are better but this story is still worth reading. Membership is open to anyone interested in book of mormon research. Each pointer on the map can be opened clicked on to obtain information regarding the specific site, artifact, or other. An approach to the book of mormon geography a land choice above all other lands lynn and david rosenvall, march 2009 the book of mormon story happened somewhere. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. Where i explain the meaning of the name zarahemla omni 1. Kent brown is a professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university and is the current director of ancient studies on campus. Why did mormon include flashbacks in his narrative. Articles from the zarahemla record articles from the zarahemla record raymond c. Book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent.
It is our assertion that the heartlands of the book of mormon peoplesthe nephites, the lamanites, the jaredites and the people of mulek. Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research. The puzzle is to draw the river sidon, as well as the location of the city of zarahemla, on a book of mormon internal map such as in figure 7, or your own, in a way to explain the following weird result of the limhi expedition mosiah 8. This reveals that antimormons do not actually read texts by mormon scholars, but just dismiss them out of hand. If, for example, a map claimed that zarahemla was on the east of the river. Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in zarahemla again. Jan 01, 2000 this reveals that antimormons do not actually read texts by mormon scholars, but just dismiss them out of hand. Those that show cumorah in new york, and those that dont. For me, any map that doesnt put cumorah in new york is not useful or even relevant. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The term comes from the book of mormon account of the people who came to america from jerusalem at the time zedekiah was carried captive into babylon. For the first time in history, knowing the geography of the book of mormon is critical to.
The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. America was the land southward in the book of mormon. After several months of intense careful study of the text i have put together the following proposed map, showing the relative positions of book of mormon lands, cities, rivers, etc. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. The book of omni in the book of mormon tells how zarahemla and his people came to. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia.
Just a presentation of the internal grography of the volume. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a. The purpose of mormon pdf web site is to make available files in pdf portable document format. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is important. This book has been made into a movie i havent seen. Parry, a member of the dead sea scrolls translation. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, land of. Land southward to land northward map animal migrations wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011 wayne may says the land of nephi tennessee was a higher elevation than the land of zarahemla illinois. To me this account is difficult to explain on any map at all, so finding a solution on a. Rod meldrum discusses the strategic importance of these rapids to the ancient civilizations of north america and how it relates with the book of mormons heartland model. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described.
The term comes from the book of mormon account of the people who came to america from jerusalem at. This map charts out a possible understanding of the travels of alma the younger reported in alma 516. Where were famous book of mormon cities, like zarahemla and. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. The book of mormon itself does not sustain this view which supports the claim that joseph was not the author of the book of mormon. This is the second article of the footprint of zarahemla. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla wikisource. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. He began in zarahemla by calling the people to repentance in a powerful speech see alma 5. The purpose of constructing unbiased internal maps is to orient major lands, seas and landmarks. Academic research into linguistic, historical and scientific proof of the american setting of the biblical events depicted in the book of mormon.