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Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1/1 (1989)
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A Key for Evaluating Nephite Geographies
Title
A Key for Evaluating Nephite Geographies
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
1989
Authors
Clark, John (Primary)
Journal
FARMS Review
Pagination
20-70
Volume
1
Issue
1
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Abstract
Review of Deciphering the Geography of the Book of Mormon (1988), by F. Richard Hauck.
The first question in dealing with Book of Mormon geography should be whether the geography fits the facts of the Book of Mormon. Clark reconstructs an elemental geography and examines internal clues for distances between locations and the surrounding terrain. To evaluate geographies, Clark summarizes ten simple points having to do with the narrow neck of land, the coastlines, the wildernesses, the valleys, the rivers, a lake, and the relative locations of Zarahemla, Bountiful, Nephi, and Cumorah. Using these criteria, he evaluates the Sorenson and Hauck proposed geographies.
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