JustAnAustralian Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) The useful charts youtube channel has got around to doing the book of mormon. It's addressed from an academic never-mormon point of view (the guy is jewish), so of course he ends up claiming that it's not legit, but overall it's quite an interesting watch. (and debunks the spaulding manuscript theory). What does everyone else think? Edited January 22, 2022 by JustAnAustralian
Robert F. Smith Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 9 hours ago, JustAnAustralian said: The useful charts youtube channel has got around to doing the book of mormon. It's addressed from an academic never-mormon point of view (the guy is jewish), so of course he ends up claiming that it's not legit, but overall it's quite an interesting watch. (and debunks the spaulding manuscript theory). What does everyone else think? ............................... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZsTw0_CnNk Matt Baker, “Book of Mormon as Literature: Family Tree and Possible Sources,” UsefulCharts, Jan 22, 2022. Yes, Matt Baker has some very useful videos on the Bible, etc.. His timeline of ancient America (https://youtu.be/BQnJK6ZJPOU) is very nice, and should be viewed by anyone interested in the Book of Mormon. Unfortunately, he ignored his own ancient America timeline in his comments on the BofM, which is reminiscent of the Mike Coe failure. In fact, his timeline of ancient America dovetails remarkably well with his Book of Mormon chronology. His summary of the Book of Mormon is quite good, but he depended upon some non-scholarly sources (such as the late Grant Palmer) in his further evaluation of the BofM, and he was unaware of recent research. He even brings in several false statements about the Book of Abraham. He also falsely claims that the BofM reflects 19th century American culture, even though the language of the BofM was extinct long before the 19th century. 1
JustAnAustralian Posted January 23, 2022 Author Posted January 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: he was unaware of recent research Yes. I agree. A bit more research would have helped tie things up a lot nicer, even if he didn't want to turn it into a faith promoting video. 1
birdgirl Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 He mentions a possible Book of Mormon setting in Malaysia which I have only heard of here! (-15:45 which is about 12 minutes in)
JustAnAustralian Posted January 25, 2022 Author Posted January 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, birdgirl said: He mentions a possible Book of Mormon setting in Malaysia which I have only heard of here! (-15:45 which is about 12 minutes in) This forum was the first place I'd heard of it too.
Rajah Manchou Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 5:47 AM, JustAnAustralian said: The useful charts youtube channel has got around to doing the book of mormon. It's addressed from an academic never-mormon point of view (the guy is jewish), so of course he ends up claiming that it's not legit, but overall it's quite an interesting watch. (and debunks the spaulding manuscript theory). What does everyone else think? Thanks for sharing this link, I really enjoyed that presentation
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