An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon

John L. Sorenson

ISBN 10: 087747608X / ISBN 13: 9780877476085

Published by Deseret Book Co, 1986

The item is showing use from the previous owner but works perfectly. Signs of previous ownership which could include: tears, scuffing, notes, excessive highlighting, gift inscriptions, slight water damage, a missing dust jacket, and library markings. Seller Inventory # 4BQWN8003UC5

Synopsis:

"Where did the Book of Mormon events take place" Ever since the publication of the Book of Mormon, its readers have asked this question. And the book itself provides some intriguing clues. But only recently has enough information come to light to make it possible to place the book in a plausible geographical, historical, and cultural setting. In An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, Dr. John L. Sorenson, chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Brigham Young University, presents a credible model for an ancient American background for the Book of Mormon. This model takes notice of extensive details given in the Book of Mormon descriptions of the land southward and of the land northward, of battle movements, of cities built and abandoned, of population and demographic data. Hundreds of geographical, historical, and cultural facts fall into place as his model is carried to its logical conclusions. How does Dr. Sorenson proceed In a word, he asks more questions than he answers. His words are probing and carefully weighed. The results are great surprises and rewarding insights on every page. He asks questions like "Who were these people" "What might they have looked like" "Who were their neighbors" "How many of them were there" "How did they live, eat, speak, work, or fight" He finds plausible answers to these questions by matching specific data from reliable archaeological and anthropological studies of Mesoamerica with the entire spectrum of cultural and historical information from the Book of Mormon. An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon is a thorough work of scholarship, a book that must be read by every serious student of the Book of Mormon.

Bibliographic Details

Title: An Ancient American Setting for the Book of ...
Publisher: Deseret Book Co
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Acceptable
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included