Alma 11 is almost certainly talking about standardized. Jan 25, 2017 though not directly so stated, we judge from the context that the shiblon, the shiblum and the leah were silver coins. The spiritual text that forms the basis of mormonism, in the last edition edited by its founder, joseph smith, jr. May 20, 2015 the events leading to the issuance of the mormon coinage are so intertwined with the economic development of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints that it would be wise to revert back to 1830, when a young new yorker a native of vermont, joseph smith, had a vision which led him to record what became known as the book of mormon. The use of coins did not become popular until the sixteenth century, more than a millennium after the last nephite had allegedly died. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible.
To begin, i think the chapter header in alma 11 should not refer to the system mentioned as nephite coinage. Family discovers rare, extremely valuable mormon gold coin in. Haywood believed the mound builders traded their swords and metal work with romans during ancient times receiving in their place roman coins. I normally do not delve into subjects that involve proving the book of mormon, but this subject of the nephite weighting system is one that i developed an interest in while serving in guatemala. Haywood and atwater found coins in hopewell indian mounds. There should be over 230,000 bodies around the hill comorrah cumorah. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Smith and the preposterous book of mormon having raised the issue of linguistics and book of mormon evidence in my last post, let me point to an intriguing recent presentation with some weighty discoveries relevant to the muchderided nephite system of coinage in alma 11.
The text of the book of mormon never mentions the word coin or any variant of it. Mar 08, 2018 the recentley discovered anient burial site is one of the largest discoveries of gold relics in the world, including in the findings a rare set of gold plates discovered in an ancient pre. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Distinguishing between an angel of god, a jehovahs witness, and a mormon elder 32. The latest video gives some interesting insights into alma the younger.
We specialize in valuing, appraising, and buying the gold coin mormon issues of 1849, 1850, and 1860. Seeing coins in the book of mormon occurs when readers apply their modern expectations and an inadequately close reading of the text. The mormon gold coinage of utah the fourth garrideb. The book of mormon chapter headings are not revealed text, and they have been subject to change over the years.
Is the book of mormon true notes on the debate book of. Jun 06, 2019 nowhere in the book of mormon does it mention coinage. But should we really expect the lds church to produce them. See chapter nephite coinage set forth in the chapter alma of the bom in its 1981 edition.
The book of mormon has several evidences within its pages that give evidence to it being exactly what joseph smith purported it to be. Sep 03, 2019 the actual text of the 1830 book of mormon does not mention coins. Evidence for the authenticity of the book of mormon book of. John welch, founder of farms the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, states that sometimes people criticise the book of mormon. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The claim is that ancient money systems were binary because ancient civilisations, such as egyptians, did not know about fractions as we understand them today. Conclusion there is only one explanation that best explains all of the book of mormon anachronisms. A dictionary of the book of mormoncoins wikisource, the. The numbers in brackets are chapters in the boms alma. For example, the spanish called the fruit of the prickly pear cactus a fig.
First, the terms barley and wheat, as used in the book of mormon, may refer to certain other new world crop plants that were given old world designations. The issuance of mormon currency began shortly after the founding of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in 1830. A story related by sheridan mcgarry, in his 1950 book mormon money. Gold mormon coins are some of the most unusual and most collected nonus issued gold coins available to collectors today. Outside of lds church, no relevant scholar accepts the book of mormon as anything beyond fiction. The word coins was added in the 1920 edition to the chapter heading for alma 11. Reply toa few objections to mormonism, by professor d. In a three minute clip, entitled the book of mormon and coins, john welch, founder of farms the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, introduces what is news to them, but not the rest of the world that sometimes people criticise the book of mormon saying that it talks about coins. The story of mormon gold begins in 1848, just like so many other american gold stories have begun. The first group left the tower of babel about 2250 bc, crossing to europe and sailing to central america.
The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Thus, the first coinage of california gold was accomplished by the mormons. The book of mormon claims to be the history of 2 ancient civilizations on the american continent. In the 1948 edition of the book of mormon, we see the following chapter heading. While some commentators, including modern editors of the book of mormon, have assumed that the passage in alma 11 refers to coins, the text itself does not say that these monetary units were coins.
The following is a rebuttal to the anti mormon video bible vs. Problems with the historicity of the book of mormon. Lds church archive photograph of a coin labeled as a nephite coin the nephite coin as depicted in several treasure books was found 15. Contrary to the claims of our critics, there are impressive findings that make it difficult to explain away the book of mormon as a nineteenthcentury. This blog was created in order to make available study guides for lessons in the book of mormon. None of the book of mormons plant species causes a problem spanish conquerors described precolumbian products in exactly the terms used by the book of mormon. Judges and their compensationnephite coins and measureszeezrom confounded by amulek. Coins in the book of mormon fair claimed the heading to alma 11 is almost certainly wrong and that the nephites did not have coins after all. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. Evidence, they insists, that the money system described in the book of mormon is definitely an ancient one due to its binary system. One of the terms unknown to josephs day the akkadian sheum is impressive evidence for the book of mormons antiquity.
The smithsonian institution has issued an official statement that the book of mormon contradicts scientific analysis of the precolumbian western hemisphere. This page is a continuation of book of mormon evidences, part one and part two. Before stamped coins were invented in the late sixth century bc, pieces of precious metals of varying weight were used as a medium of exchange. Evidence of the truthfulness of the book of mormon lds. A dictionary of the book of mormoncoins wikisource, the free. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Some have criticized the mormon church for its failure to provide evidence for any nephite coins. The actual text of the 1830 book of mormon does not mention coins. Book of mormon evidences, part 3 presents further evidence supporting the book of mormon as an ancient document. It only mentions the use of gold and silver measure which most likely involved weight such as a gram, an ounce, a pound or a ton of the material. The reference to nephite coinage in the chapter heading to alma 11 is not part of the original text, and is mistaken. Book of mormon early settlers and researchers found coins in hopewell indian mounds.
The inspired text of the book of mormon bom has many versions, translated correctly. Coinage in the western hemisphere during the book of mormon time period was unknown. The opening lines of the introduction to the book of mormon declare that the book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture. It begins with 1 nephi, chapters 25, as the lesson on 1 nephi 1 was taught in a stake adult institute class prior to the publication of study guide material. Jerald and sandra tanner have identified over 2,500 verses in the book of mormon copied from the new testament alone. There are units of exchange weightbased and tied to grain in the book of mormon, but no coins.
These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. Scholars go over the issue of coins in the book of. Mormon veterans of the mexican war were part of the original discoverers of gold at sutters mill in california in 1848. It is claimed that book of mormon references to nephite coins is an anachronism, as coins were not used either in ancient america or israel during lehis day. The names of these coins seem to be indentical with, or derived from those of familiar persons or places.
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