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*Michael Ash, [http://www.mormonfortress.com/coins1.html "Coins in the Book of Mormon"] (MormonFortress.com) | *Michael Ash, [http://www.mormonfortress.com/coins1.html "Coins in the Book of Mormon"] (MormonFortress.com) | ||
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/response/qa/bom_coins.htm "Why Are 'Coins' Mentioned in the Book of Mormon Before The Invention of Coins?"] (LightPlanet.com) | *Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/response/qa/bom_coins.htm "Why Are 'Coins' Mentioned in the Book of Mormon Before The Invention of Coins?"] (LightPlanet.com) | ||
*{{JBMS1|author=John W. Welch|article=Did the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica use a system of weights and scales in measuring goods and their values?|date=1999|vol=8|num=2|start=N/A}}[http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=jbms&id=199 *] | |||
*{{JBMS|author=John W. Welch|article=Weighing and Measuring in the Worlds of the Book of Mormon|vol=8|num=2|date=1999|start=36|end=46}}[http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=jbms&id=198 *] | |||
*"The Numerical Elegance of the Nephite System": [http://farms.byu.edu/jbms/8_2_1999_chart2.html Table 1] and [http://farms.byu.edu/jbms/8_2_1999_chart1.html Table 2], ''Journal of Book of Mormon Studies'' 8/2 (1999). | |||
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Criticism
Critics claim that Book of Mormon references to Nephite coins is an anachronism, as coins were not used either in ancient America or Israel during Lehi's day.
Response
The text of the Book of Mormon does not mention coins. The pieces of gold and silver described in Alma 11:1–20 are not coins, but a system of weights and measures that is consistent with ancient proto-monetary practices.
The mention of "Nephite coinage" in the chapter heading of Alma 11 in the 1981 LDS Book of Mormon is in error. The chapter headings are not part of the inspired text.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
Book of Mormon/Money
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide: Book of Mormon Anachronisms
- Michael Ash, "Book of Mormon Anachronisms Part 6: Compass, Coins, and Other Miscellaneous" (PDF)
External links
- Michael Ash, "Coins in the Book of Mormon" (MormonFortress.com)
- Jeff Lindsay, "Why Are 'Coins' Mentioned in the Book of Mormon Before The Invention of Coins?" (LightPlanet.com)
- John W. Welch, "Did the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica use a system of weights and scales in measuring goods and their values?," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8:2 (1999): N/A.*
- John W. Welch, "Weighing and Measuring in the Worlds of the Book of Mormon," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8/2 (1999): 36–46.*
- "The Numerical Elegance of the Nephite System": Table 1 and Table 2, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8/2 (1999).