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HopeofZion recently posited the theory that the land talked about in the Book of Mormon was North America, not Central America.

Since he was unable to offer anything to support this position, I thought someone else might know more about this or might know why this is a good/bad theory?

PS Whether the Book of Mormon is true is irrelevant.

The Book of Mormon obviously took place in the Canadian Arctic. "Horses" really means "polar bears", which the Inuit used to ride around and use to pull chariots in battle. Cureloms are caribou and Cumoms are reindeer.

Also, the Garden of Eden was in the Saguenay region of Quebec.

Canucklehead wrote:The Book of Mormon obviously took place in the Canadian Arctic. "Horses" really means "polar bears", which the Inuit used to ride around and use to pull chariots in battle. Cureloms are caribou and Cumoms are reindeer.

Also, the Garden of Eden was in the Saguenay region of Quebec.

I wonder if the Nephites ate Putin...

GoodK wrote:HopeofZion recently posited the theory that the land talked about in the Book of Mormon was North America, not Central America.

Since he was unable to offer anything to support this position, I thought someone else might know more about this or might know why this is a good/bad theory?

It's a good theory because the actual place names match up with Book of Mormon names. See:





It's a good theory for the additional reason that the Isthmus of Niagra is the only narrow neck of land in the Americas that's a day's journey for a Nephite (60 miles vs. 170).

http://maxwellinstitute.BYU.edu/display ... iew&id=219

This is a link to a review in FARMS about another book which puts forth the theory that the New England states were the site of the Book of Mormon events. While not the same author discussed here, it is interesing since it present much of the same information.

You might want to check out the review, and if you are itnerested, the book itself.

Hello all here,

What about the Isthmus of Rivas, in Central America, being the narrow neck of land as described in the Book of Mormon? The Isthmus of Rivas is a pretty very narrow neck of land between the Pacific Ocean on the west, and Lake Nicaragua on the east, in Central America. Here is the Link to a Web Site Page, about the Isthmus of Rivas, in Central America, being the narrow neck of land as described in a Book of Mormon Geography Setting:
http://www.mormongeography.com/

FARMS has a whole team of crack theoreticians speculating where the Book of Mormon took place. Why not go with their speculations?

moksha wrote:FARMS has a whole team of crack theoreticians speculating where the Book of Mormon took place. Why not go with their speculations?

You forgot to mention the crack anthropologists and archeolgists.

charity wrote:

Moksha wrote:FARMS has a whole team of crack theoreticians speculating where the Book of Mormon took place. Why not go with their speculations?

You forgot to mention the crack anthropologists and archaeologists.

That's right. Thank you Sister Charity.

Dr. Shades wrote:

GoodK wrote:HopeofZion recently posited the theory that the land talked about in the Book of Mormon was North America, not Central America.

Since he was unable to offer anything to support this position, I thought someone else might know more about this or might know why this is a good/bad theory?

It's a good theory because the actual place names match up with Book of Mormon names. See:

It's a good theory for the additional reason that the Isthmus of Niagra is the only narrow neck of land in the Americas that's a day's journey for a Nephite (60 miles vs. 170).

Interesting. Thanks Shades.

Anyone know if Joseph Smith made any official statements about this?