Item Detail
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28787
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1
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4
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English
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Volcanic Destruction in the Book of Mormon : Possible Evidence from Ice Cores
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
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2003
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12
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1
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Provo, UT
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Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
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78-87, 118-119
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"Third Nephi 8 preserves a written account of a natural disaster at the time of Christ's death that many assume to have been caused by volcanic activity. In a modern-day science quest, the authro examines research done on glacial ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica. Ice-core records can reveal volcanic gases and ashes that are carried throughout the world-the gases are detected by measuring the acidity of the ice at various layers. Many factors influence the findings and the proposed datings of the volcanic events. The ice-core records offer some evidence, though not conclusive, of a volcanic eruption around the time of Christ's death." [abstract provided]