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The Reliefs of Dur-Sharrukin as Plunder from Solomon’s Temple
/in near-east archaeology/by MormonBoxBackground The following information came to me in a dream. I was awoken early in the morning to a voice in my head not unlike other experiences I have had from time to time when working on religious research or scripture/archaeological correlations. This voice spoke with me about the eagle and handbag motif I had […]
The Mystery of the Secret Mithraic Initiation Temple/Chambers of Rome in the 1st-3rd Centuries
/in works in progress/by MormonBoxDid these initiation/temple rites play a role in the Christianization of the Roman Empire? Adapted from an article written by Flavio Bariero. The spread of a Greco-Mithraic cult throughout the Roman empire corresponded almost exactly with the destruction of the Jewish temple and State in 70-130 AD (as well as Roman-Armenian wars), and lasted until […]
Re-examining what the scriptures say about the “Only True Church” Doctrine
/in works in progress/by MormonBoxsmall>67 Behold, this is my doctrine—whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me, the same is my church.68 Whosoever declareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is against me; therefore he is not of my church (D&C 10:67–68). Introduction In this article I hope to show from numerous scriptures in the […]
A Revised Egyptian Chronology. Errors in Early Iron Age through Bronze Age Radiocarbon Correlations.
/in near-east archaeology, works in progress/by MormonBoxOverview Near-eastern prehistory is in need of a significant chronological overhaul. Egyptian & Babylonian timelines as well as global radiocarbon date correlations for our modern views of prehistory are off by at least 500 years. This largely because of previously unrecognized mistakes in the ancient Egyptian timeline which were then propagated into most other near-eastern […]
Understanding the Translation Process: Did Joseph Smith use the Urim and Thummim & Gold Plates or Rock in a Hat? (And why the 116 pages weren’t retranslated)
/in Archaeology, works in progress/by MormonBox. Now the first that my husband translated, was translated by use of the Urim, and Thummim, and that was the part that Martin Harris lost, after that he used a small stone, not exactly, black, but was rather a dark color. (Emma Smith to Emma Pilgrim, 27 March 1870,” in Early Mormon Documents, 1:532) […]
The Calixtlahuaca Roman Figurine: Evidence of Transoceanic travel to Mesoamerica.
/in Archaeology, works in progress/by MormonBoxSummarized version of a paper presented by Romeo H. Hristov and Santiago Genovés T. at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archaeology in New Orleans, LA, April 22, 2001) From the early sixteenth century until the present many hypotheses of Pre-Columbian transoceanic contacts have been discussed (Sorenson and Raish 1996). With the […]
Questions, Answers and Random LDS Apologetic & Theological Musings
/in works in progress/by MormonBoxExpansion Theory. (write a brief overview here) Preparatory Gospel Model (for understanding humanistic aspects of the restoration) Summarize Oahspe and how higher heavens do not commune with individuals who are not representing a cohesive group of inquisitive believers. Quote the law of one and rule of squares concerning ‘the call’. Basically make an argument about […]
Old World DNA in America & The Book of Mormon
/in Archaeology, works in progress/by MormonBoxMounting DNA evidence from Donald Yates DNA consultants, DNA testing company. Introduction DNA evidence for the plausibility of pre-Columbian transoceanic contact and the Book of Mormon is Mounting as the science progresses. By looking at allele marker mutations instead of just haplogroups (which are more often diluted out of small gene pools in a few […]
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