But dna evidence shows that native americans are not of jewish descent. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. Talk about the challenges that are coming up now with dna, what that means. As book of mormon students increasingly understand that the book of mormon actually describes a very limited geographical area in its accounts, and as they recognize that mesoamerica southern mexico, guatemala, and surrounding territory offers the best candidate for the setting of the book of mormon, they also recognize that the dna attacks. Archaeological and historical evidence dna and the book. After all, there are more challenges to your authority much closer to home. Mormon responses to the dna challenge this section examines ways mormon. Dna evidence disproves key mormon doctrine youtube. The biggest problem with most antimormon attacks involving dna and the book of mormon is not so much the lack of scholarship about dna as it is the lack of scholarship concerning the book of mormon.
Thomas murphy on the book of mormon, dna, his cancelled disciplinary council, and native american anthropology. Thomas murphy, mormon anthropologist, american apocrypha, 2002, p. For most of the last two centuries mormons have proclaimed that native americans and polynesians are the descendants of book of mormon peoples. Refuting and exposing the mormon cult mormonism page of. Mormonisms founding prophet, joseph smith, once said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion. John dehlin june 21, 2016 best of mormon stories, book of mormon, disciplinary councils, top 100 93 comments.
Nov 04, 2009 dna vs the book of mormon this video demonstrates many of the fatal flaws that are associated with the claims of mormonism. Mormonisms founder, joseph smith, claimed that an angel named. In the end, god is faithful to once again make the truth plain to those who are willing to assess the evidence honestly. Subtitled another testament of jesus christ, it recounts the story story of an israelite family who immigrated to and fully populated the american continents. The book of mormon for more than 170 years, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints has declared the book of mormon to be a scriptural and literal history. The real problem is not that the dna evidence challenges the book of mormon, but that it challenges.
Book of mormon dna problem solved reading in jacob a couple of days ago i ran across a passage that completely solved for me the socalled problem claimed by the enemies of the lord who proclaim against what his chosen servants have taught concerning the lamanites in. Apparently the same story, a test of faith, dna research challenges the book of mormon, was published on march 19, 2005, with a front page emphasis in section d of the spectrum. The book of mormon, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the four books of scripture of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, is an account of three groups of people. Im bringing it here because i think i needs to be addressed. The insightful video by askreality linked below shines a bright light on the. In defense of his conclusion murphy cited the 12th chapter of 1 nephi in the book of mormon, which records a vision of an angel seen by nephi, the son of lehi. Church statement dismisses dna challenges to book of mormon more than a year after dna evidence was first used to challenge the notion that native americans are descended from book of mormon peoples who migrated from the middle east, lds leaders have issued a 125word press release reaffirming the book of mormons historicity and dismissing.
Book of mormondna evidenceissues identifying ancient dna. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. The dna challenge to the book of mormon main street church. Salt lake city plant geneticist simon southerton was a mormon bishop in brisbane, australia, when he woke up the morning of aug. Dna evidence is offering a serious challenge to the mormon claim that. This traditional understanding was stated in the preface. Simon is married to jane who is an english teacherlibrarian.
A new book casts doubts on the plausibility of a basic book of mormon claim, and it is polarizing members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in losing a lost tribe. The critics are using tentative scientific findings to discredit common misconceptions about the book of mormon, not what the text actually teaches. The title page of the book of mormon warns that if the scripture contains. Dna and the book of mormon record, by bill mckeever lamanites no more. The book of mormon as a modern expansion of an ancient source. The conclusion of dna evidence brings us the fascinating testimony of an exmormon.
However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states that lehi and his family are clearly not jews. Living hope ministries is a member of the community a partnership of organizations dedicated to spreading the gospel of jesus christ online. You must write a book with 239 chapters, 54 of them about wars, 21 about history, 55 about prophecy, 71 about doctrine, 17 about missionaries, and 21 about the mission of jesus. Smith retrieved the plates, and his translation of them was published in 1830 and titled the book of mormon. This video carefully examines the complex issues of genetic research, revealing the significant flaws in the process, reasoning and conclusions of those critics, and presents compelling evidence in defense of the book of mormon as an ancient text. These dna counterarguments do not hold up very well among scientists, which leave the lds apologists with only one other optionto reinterpret the book of mormon to fit the science.
The dna truth that the mormon belief that they are related to the american indians is false. Science challenges mormon beliefs religion news blog. These dna counterarguments do not hold up very well among scientists, which leave the lds apologists with only one other option to reinterpret the book of mormon to fit the science. The dna challenge to the book of mormon main street. Mormon challenges no jewish dna in ancient americabook of. The arguments claiming that near eastern dna is not found in the americas is. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints and other denominations in the lds restorationist movement have taught that native americans are descendents of three groups of ancient israelites who came to the new world. Jamie is the author of a recent article entitled dna and mormonism. Three geneticists respond to the lds essay on dna and the. Dna vs the book of mormon this video demonstrates many of the fatal flaws that are associated with the claims of mormonism.
New discoveries in dna research currently allow scientists to test this historical claim. It is an article titled book of mormon and dna studies. For more than 170 years the church of jesus christ of latterday saints has declared the book of mormon to be a scriptural and literal history. An excellent article which addresses the false claims of the book of mormon that native americans are the descendants of the israelites. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states that lehi and his family are. Dna loses its original ethnic traces after so many hundreds of years. This new evidence, in contrast to the first, appears to provide support for the book of mormon as well as and an interesting geographic paradigm for the events therein. Dna evidence and the book of mormon conclusive proof.
Dna science challenges lds history christian research institute. Simon southerton blog on dna and the book of mormon. The title page of the book of mormon states it is an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamanites written to the lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of israel. You cannot be a college graduate, in fact, you can have only three years of schooling. Ongoing studies continue to provide new insights that both challenge and. Overview of the genetic challenges to the book of mormon story the genetic challenge.
Fundamental historical claims of the book of mormon are challenged by new genetic research. Attacks on the book of mormon using results of dna studies. If this were the case, the dna of native americans should correlate with middle. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube.
This is absolutely the best article that has been written and shows from many sources, including dna, that the book of mormon is a work of fiction. Although the primary purpose of the book of mormon is more spiritual than historical, some people have wondered whether the migrations it describes are compatible with scientific studies of ancient america. In reality, however, what they put forth are strawman arguments that dont address the challenges at all. As clearly shown by those scientists used in the video, see thomas murphys article in the book american apocrypha, simon southertons book losing a lost tribe, and trent stephens book evolution and mormonism, all these works by these three used in the video demonstrates that dna has helped confirm evolution using that exact same. The title page of the book of mormon states it is an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamanites written to the lamanites, who are a.
A recent biological challenge to the book of mormon has prompted a flurry. Overview of the genetic challenges to the book of mormon story. In this article, we will provide some background on this issue focusing on the scientific issues, followed by a point by point response to various statements made in the essay about the book of mormon. These were the latest of stories that antimormon journalists and sensationalist with bias against the church, have been writing to focus. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states. Identifying ancient dna related to book of mormon people summary. Dna science challenges lds history christian research. The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence general. Genetic attacks on the book of mormon focus on the fact that amerindian dna seems closest to asian dna, and not dna from the middle east or jewish dna. Jul 24, 2004 dna research contradicts religions teachings on the origin of american indians. The problem, of course, is that most members of the church arent dna experts and havent followed the dna book of mormon arguments. The book of mormon was released in march of 2003, the lds church was only beginning to wrestle with the implications of dna research that posed serious challenges to the historical validity of the book of mormon.
Mormon challenges no jewish dna in ancient americabook. Sounds menacing from a distance, but is feeble when viewed close up. In the essay we are told the dna data is tentative. The dna anti book of mormon argument is the y2k of the critics weapons arsenal. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. The book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. In order to know if ancient israelite dna could be found in the ancient new world, we would have to recognize this dna. On january 31, 2014, the lds church published an essay entitled book of mormon and dna studies in the gospel topics series on its official website.
Sep 08, 2016 on january 31, 2014, the lds church published an essay entitled book of mormon and dna studies in the gospel topics series on its official website. The fact is proven with final and irrefutable evidence that joseph smith wrote the fictitious tale in the early 19th century and founded the lds church what he falsely claimed was revelation from god. However, the book of mormon has been scientifically proven to be false which means joseph smith was a gross liar and received no revelation from god. Mormonisms founding prophet, joseph smith, once said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our relgion now the same dna evidence used in courts of law can credibly speak to the validity of the book of mormon, the virtual foundation of the lds religion. Scientist says dna challenges basic mormon teachings. Dregod brought this video up in another thread, not knowing he wasnt allowed by the same faith rules. Thousands of native americans from more than 150 tribes have been tested to determine their ancestry. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. In the book of mormon, the book of nephi tells the story of a hebrew family that flees the city of jerusalem around 600 b. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. It is also available for free to lds members vhs only who request a copy from us directly.
Jun 09, 2009 he went on to say, prophets of the book of mormon foretell of the persistence of lehis descendants to the present and beyond. Theres a good lds article concerning this, but its on my old computer, which i dont feel like starting up again and looking for. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence duration. Click this line to see the video dna vs the book of mormon. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. The book of mormon, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the. Sep 16, 2015 in response to mormon apologetics in 2004 he published losing a lost tribe, which explores the origins of amerindian and polynesian dna and its implications for lds beliefs arising from the book of mormon. The book of mormon living hope ministries dna and the book of mormon record, by bill mckeever lamanites no more. I also sent a copy to byu university, to farms, the mormons branch that is in charge of protecting mormon beliefs, asking how i could refute this dvd. The book of mormon presents the evidence from dna researchers, including mormon scientists who are wrestling with the dna dilemma that now faces mormonism. The book of mormon documentary accurately presents the consensus of the scientific community that northern asia not israel is the place of origin of the native american indians. May 19, 2018 dna and population genetics a haplotype is a group of genes derived from dna that are inherited together from a single parent and a haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a singlenucleotide polymorphism mutation.
The book of mormon is available at cost to individuals, churches, and ministries who want to use it for outreach and ministry. If the findings and the conclusions of the research are correct, then the entire mormon belief system is based on a lie. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. Refuting the top 10 challenges to the dna evidence, by scott johnson. Is there dna evidence between native americans and the.
But it is lds beliefs about native american ancestry that have been proven to be tentative. The dna challenge to the book of mormon that fizzled. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. I purchased over 50 copies of this dvd and sent them to mormon temples in the united states and abroad. Dna and population genetics a haplotype is a group of genes derived from dna that are inherited together from a single parent and a haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a singlenucleotide polymorphism mutation. While dna shows that ultimately all human populations are closely related, to date no intimate genetic link has been found between ancient israelites and indigenous americans, much less within the time frame suggested in the book of mormon. Dna evidence and the book of mormon conclusive proof that.
Oct 01, 2004 a new book casts doubts on the plausibility of a basic book of mormon claim, and it is polarizing members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in losing a lost tribe. Nov 06, 2006 the book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. Discussion of science as it relates to book of mormon geography and ethnic groups. In this new dvd it challenges fundamental mormon theology. First, most people are probably inclined to think that ancient israelite dna should. In this episode, three geneticists respond to the lds essay book of mormon and dna studies, and to apologist michael ashs article entitled the dna challenge to the book of mormon that fizzled.
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