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The Messiah in Ancient America
Why do numerous Indian histories affirm so clearly the the fair god of Mesoamerica descended from heaven and taught them such things as love and virtue, the law of the fast, and a promise someday to return to them? How did the Indian people of Mesoamerica in the 14th century come to believe that their god, Quetzalcoatl, was crucified in A.D. 30 and resurrected three days later. How could Joseph Smith have known in the 1820s that at least three huge volcanoes in Mexico and El Salvador each erupted with gigantic destructive lava and ash that buried several cities at the time of the Savior's crucifixion? Why do the ancient sacred books of Mesoamerica reflect knowledge of the Old Testament? How did the ancient people of Mesoamerica as early as the third century B.C. have a very similar Tree of Life as found in the Old World? The answers to these questions, and many more, are explained in the pages of this book. The evidence is conclusive, even overwhelming - connecting the Book of Mormon to recent scientific discoveries in Mesoamerica.
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335 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1988
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October 21, 2024
FERGUSON'S LAST (POSTHUMOUSLY-PUBLISHED) BOOK
Thomas Stuart Ferguson (1915-1983) was one of the most noted defenders of Book of Mormon archaeology, as well as the founder of the New World Archaeological Foundation, which he hoped would prove The Book of Mormon through archaeological research; he wrote/co-wrote books such as Ancient America and The Book of Mormon, and One fold and one shepherd. However, later in his life, he lost his faith in the historicity of the Book of Mormon. (See Quest for the Gold Plates.) Bruce W. Warren is a professor of archeology at Brigham Young University, and he completed this book in 1987, after Ferguson's death.
Warren wrote in his Preface, "in the spring of 1983 I had an unexpected visit from ... the son of Thomas Stuart Ferguson... (who) explained that his father had begun to revise his book 'One Fold and One Shepherd' when he suffered a heart attack and passed away... I promptly agreed to complete the revision... The Ferguson family wanted the new book to be a tribute to Thomas Stuart Ferguson and his abiding testimony of the Book of Mormon..."
Here are some quotations from the book:
"Is not the foregoing quotation from Ixlilxochitl striking? Does it not suggest a special relationship between Jesus and ancient Mexico? Why else would Mexico experience the same astronomical and geological events visited upon Old World Israel at the hour of the crucifixion?" (Pg. 36)
"The phrase 'and it came to pass' occurs frequently throughout the Book of Mormon. It has a fascinating parallel in Mayan hieroglyphs." (Pg. 62)
"A brass or bronze serpent on a pole or beam was maintained as a representation of the Messiah of Israel in the chief temple of Israel... Since Jesus designated the serpent as a symbol of himself as God of Life in the days of Moses and again at the time of his earthly ministry, it is not surprising that we find it as one of the primary symbols in the New World." (Pg. 146-147)
"...these many cultural and religious elements ... were not all brought over the land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska... The only plausible explanation is the one given by the early histories of Mesoamerica---that some of it came by boats to the central part of the New World." (Pg. 207-208)
Thomas Stuart Ferguson (1915-1983) was one of the most noted defenders of Book of Mormon archaeology, as well as the founder of the New World Archaeological Foundation, which he hoped would prove The Book of Mormon through archaeological research; he wrote/co-wrote books such as Ancient America and The Book of Mormon, and One fold and one shepherd. However, later in his life, he lost his faith in the historicity of the Book of Mormon. (See Quest for the Gold Plates.) Bruce W. Warren is a professor of archeology at Brigham Young University, and he completed this book in 1987, after Ferguson's death.
Warren wrote in his Preface, "in the spring of 1983 I had an unexpected visit from ... the son of Thomas Stuart Ferguson... (who) explained that his father had begun to revise his book 'One Fold and One Shepherd' when he suffered a heart attack and passed away... I promptly agreed to complete the revision... The Ferguson family wanted the new book to be a tribute to Thomas Stuart Ferguson and his abiding testimony of the Book of Mormon..."
Here are some quotations from the book:
"Is not the foregoing quotation from Ixlilxochitl striking? Does it not suggest a special relationship between Jesus and ancient Mexico? Why else would Mexico experience the same astronomical and geological events visited upon Old World Israel at the hour of the crucifixion?" (Pg. 36)
"The phrase 'and it came to pass' occurs frequently throughout the Book of Mormon. It has a fascinating parallel in Mayan hieroglyphs." (Pg. 62)
"A brass or bronze serpent on a pole or beam was maintained as a representation of the Messiah of Israel in the chief temple of Israel... Since Jesus designated the serpent as a symbol of himself as God of Life in the days of Moses and again at the time of his earthly ministry, it is not surprising that we find it as one of the primary symbols in the New World." (Pg. 146-147)
"...these many cultural and religious elements ... were not all brought over the land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska... The only plausible explanation is the one given by the early histories of Mesoamerica---that some of it came by boats to the central part of the New World." (Pg. 207-208)
January 4, 2024
Don't get me wrong on the two stars. This is still very interesting and amazing to me. But just for me much of the text was quite boring to me. Academic, maybe?
October 30, 2008
Very intersting book. It explains alot of the similarities about the people in ancient America and the old world.
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