Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. The book of mormon has traditionally been presented as a historical account of the first inhabitants of the americas the principle ancestors of the native americans. In a 1961 newsletter, ferguson predicted that although nothing had been found, the book of mormon cities would be found within ten years. The book of mormon and the origin of native americans from a maternally inherited dna standpoint, by ugo perego. Dna evidence proves book of mormon claims about ancient. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. The first book of nephi describes the family of lehi, a descendant of joseph, son of jacob, 1 and his wife sariah, who lived in jerusalem about 600 b. Dna analysis has concluded that native american indians do not originate from the middle east or from israelites but rather from asia. Wayne may presents book of mormon evidence in north american geography, archaeology and historical records. The lord warned lehi to depart out of the land of jerusalem, because they were seeking to kill him because he had prophesied to the people concerning their iniquity. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native americans carry largely asian dna. Dna marker x2aj is probably the greatest dna evidence for the book of mormon thus far.
Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. As seen by science, the book of mormon is stronger today than it was in 1830, 1844, 1950, or even 2000, so i expect it will continue to become stronger in the future. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Genetic attacks on the book of mormon focus on the fact that amerindian dna seems closest to asian dna, and not dna from the middle east or jewish dna.
The mainstream scientific consensus about the origin of the ancient americans and peoples is at odds with the claims put forth in the book of mormon, though mormon apologists have made efforts to reconcile these contradictions. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states that lehi and his family are clearly not jews. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of. The overall trend in the date over the past 175 years fits the expectations for the book of mormon as history rather than hoax. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. Ces letter links to a poorly written wikipedia article as the basis of their sweeping claim. Book of mormon dna evidence is the holy grail for mormons and antimormons alike.
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