DNA and the Book of Mormon
From MormonWiki.org
- "The Hebrew origin of those races in our book is so unequivocally stated and so emphasized that if the said American races could be proven beyond doubt to be of other than Hebrew origin, the claims of The Book of Mormon would be shattered." (B.H. Roberts [LDS], New Witness for God, Vol. 3, p. 40)
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Quotes
- "While the work of the BYU scholars is confined mostly to intellectual circles, some church members who have always identified themselves with Mormon teachings on the people known as Lamanites are suffering crises. 'It's very difficult. It is almost traumatizing,' said Jose Aloayza, a Midvale, Utah, attorney and Peruvian native who likened facing this new reality to staring into a spiritual abyss. 'It's that serious, that real. I'm almost here feeling I need an apology. Our prophets should have known better. That's the feeling I get.' " ("DNA Results Challenge Core Mormon Beliefs," Local News, Seattle Times, Aug. 14, 2004). [1]
- "As human DNA is passed from parents to offspring, most of it is recombined and mutated, giving rise to all of those characteristics that make each person unique. Some componenets of our genetic inheritance, however, remain relatively stable over the course of generations. Occasional mutations in those components are easily identified and accumulate in a particular order and at a particular rate so that, compared across a broad spectrum of DNA samples, they act as a kind of time line. These 'genetic markers' never disappear but are passed on to each generation. Over eons, different populations accumulate their own distinctive set of markets." -National Geographic Society, Pamphlet on "The Genographic Project"
Resources
- Simon G. Southerton, Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church ISBN 1560851813
External links
Non-Mormon
- DNA research and Mormon scholars changing basic beliefs, by Patty Henetz
- The DNA Dispute: Refuting the 'Top 10' challenges to the DNA evidence, by Scott Johnson
- DNA Testing: In Our Blood - "It is connecting lost cousins and giving families surprising glimpses into their pasts. Now scientists are using it to answer the oldest question of all: where did we come from?"
- DNA vs. The Book of Mormon (Living Hope Ministries)
- DNA and the Book of Mormon Record, by Bill McKeever
- Lamanites No More: DNA and Lost Ties to Father Lehi, Thomas W. Murphy
- LDS and DNA - Christianity Today Magazine
- Attacks on the Book of Mormon using results of DNA studies
- DNA vs. The Book of Mormon, by Don McAreavy - "Much to the dismay of Mormon leaders, DNA evidence undermines the most basic premise of the Mormon church."
- Does DNA evidence debunk history taught in the Book of Mormon?, by Mark Wingfield
- Genetic Evidence Discounts that Native Americans Descended from Jews
- An Apologetics Shipwreck: Response to Dr. Ryan Parr, by Dr. Simon G. Southerton
- DNA results challenge core Mormon beliefs, by Patty Henetz (Associated Press)
- Who Are the Lamanites?, by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- The Verdict Is In: The DNA Evidence and What it Tells Us (WhichProphets.com)
- Lamanite Genesis, Genealogy, and Genetics, by Thomas W. Murphy
- The Genographic Project
- Blake Ostler's Errors - It Takes a Lot of Wishful Thinkingto Make DNA Lineages Go Away, by Ron Priddis
Mormon
- DNA (FARMS)
- DNA and the Book of Mormon, by Cooper Johnson
- Does DNA evidence refute the Book of Mormon?, by Jeff Lindsay
- DNA and the Book of Mormon, by David Stewart - Takes traditional position: "[M]odern DNA evidence in no way disproves the traditional LDS belief that Book of Mormon peoples represent the principal ancestors of the American Indians."
- Does DNA Evidence Refute the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon? (MP3), by Michael F. Whiting
- Assessing the Logical Structure of DNA Arguments Against the Book of Mormon (PDF), by Blake T. Ostler
- Who Are the Childen of Lehi (PDF), by D. Jeffrey Meldrum and Trent D. Stephens
