Item Detail
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32118
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English
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Is Decrypting the Genetic Legacy of America’s Indigenous Populations Key to the Historicity of the Book of Mormon?
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Interpreter : A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
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2020
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38
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Provo, UT
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Interpreter Foundation
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355-390
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"Some critics of the Book of Mormon suppose that the DNA characteristics of modern Native Americans should be compatible with 'Israelite' rather than with Asian genetics. The authors point out that while DNA is a valid tool to study ancient and modern populations, we must be careful about drawing absolute conclusions. They show that many of the conclusions of critics are based on unwarranted assumptions. There are specific limitations that cannot be ignored when using the available genetic data to infer conclusions regarding the DNA of Book of Mormon peoples. Such conclusions are not founded on solid science but are the interpretation of a few, as genetic data fails to produce conclusive proof weighing credibly in favor of or against the historicity of the Book of Mormon." [Article Abstract]
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Before DNA
Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited : The Evidence for Ancient Origins
By the Hand of Mormon : The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion
How Many Nephites? : The Book of Mormon at the Bar of Demography
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites
No Weapon Shall Prosper : New Light on Sensitive Issues
Rediscovering the Book of Mormon Remnant Through DNA
When Lehi's Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Others There?