B. H. Roberts's Testimony
69 Primary Sources
Date | Summary | |||
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1566 | DdL calls the fiber (kapok) of the Ceiba tree "silk." | Diego de Landa Non-LDS | Direct Translation | |
1807 | FSC makes reference to Spanish comparing native fibers to silk. | Francesco Saverio Clavigero Non-LDS | Translation Secondary | |
Jan 28, 1908 | Richard Rathbun tells Charles A. Shook that the Anthon manuscript has no relationship to American or Middle Eastern languages. | Richard Rathbun LDS | Direct Reprint | |
1910 | CAS criticizes BOM claims about metallurgy, horses, etc. | Charles A. Shook Critic Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Aug 22, 1921 | WER inquires of JET about BOM questions. | W. E. Riter LDS | Direct | |
Aug 22, 1921 | WER encloses questions from MC for BHR about BOM issues. | Mr. Couch Non-LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Nov 11, 1921 | GWM comments on difficulty of WER's questions, answers them. | George W. Middleton LDS | Direct | |
Dec 1921 | Janne Sjodahl explains how others may pre-date/co-exist with Book of Mormon peoples. | Janne M. Sjodahl LDS | Direct Late Secondary | |
Dec 3, 1921 | RVC acknowledges difficulty of providing scientific answers re: indigenous Americans. | Ralph Vary Chamberlain LDS | Direct | |
Dec 20, 1921 | WER gives BOM questions to JET, writes BHR. | W. E. Riter LDS | Direct | |
Dec 28, 1921 | BHR promises to answer WER's questions. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Dec 29, 1921 | BHR writes report highlighting seriousness of BOM questions/issues. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Jan 1, 1922 | BHR says JS could have used creative imagination to write BOM. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Jan 4, 1922 | JET uses BOM as evidence for horses in America. | James E. Talmage LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Jan 9, 1922 | BHR articulates his disappointment on the meeting with HJG over BOM. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Jan 31, 1922 | BHR comments on the need to have stronger apologetics for the BOM. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Feb 2, 1922 | JET reports on meeting with BHR, JAW, AI re: BOM. | James E. Talmage LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Feb 6, 1922 | BHR comments on difficulty in answering Mr. Couch's questions. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Mar 15, 1922 | BHR writes report on his confidence in solving BOM difficulties. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Apr 28, 1922 | JET meets with JHM over BOM difficulties. | James E. Talmage LDS | Direct Reprint | |
May 1922 | Janne M. Sjodahl criticizes "higher criticism" of Bible and BOM in Juvenile Instructor. | Janne M. Sjodahl LDS | Direct | |
Oct 1926 | B.H. Roberts affirms in 1926 that he thinks BOM objections can eventually be answered. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Oct 24, 1927 | B. H. Roberts thinks research on Ethan Smith and View of the Hebrews would be helpful to future apologists. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Apr 1928 | BHR thanks God for bringing forth BOM. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
1928 | BHR comments on antiquity of BOM. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct Reprint | |
1928 | B. H. Roberts says "ancient American race" represented in Book of Mormon. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Apr 1929 | B.H. Roberts says D&C and BOM have equal weight in inspiration. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Apr 1930 | BHR speaks to BOM's divinity and prophetic qualities. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Apr 9, 1930 | B.H. Roberts describes the Book of Mormon as historic text in April 1930 General Conference. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Dec 1932 | BHR offers testimony of JS. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
Aug 7, 1933 | Wesley Lloyd reports on conversation with B.H. Roberts about Church's reaction to studies. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand | |
Jan 1956 | BHR charts similarities between View of the Hebrews and BOM. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct | |
1957 | Clayton E. Ray writes on potential for Pre-Columbian horses in Journal of Mammalogy. | Clayton E. Ray Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
1967 | MW calls native fiber "wild silk." | Matthew Wallrath Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Oct 1977 | RM et al. make reference to "steeled iron" in the 10th century B.C. | Robert Maddin Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
1980 | Truman G. Madsen offers summary of B.H. Roberts's advocacy for the Church. | Truman G. Madsen LDS | Direct Late Secondary | |
1980 | Truman G. Madsen mentions B.H. Roberts being described as the "warhorse." | Truman G. Madsen LDS | 2nd Hand Secondary | |
1980 | BHR died of complications related to diabetes. | Truman G. Madsen LDS | Direct Late Secondary | |
Dec 1983 | Truman G. Madsen comments on B.H. Roberts's BOM studies in the Ensign. | Truman G. Madsen LDS | Secondary | |
1985 | John L. Sorenson provides evidence of loan-shifting in Mesoamerica. | John L. Sorenson LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Dec 1985 | TGM records ESH's comments about BHR remaining a believer in the BOM during his BOM Study. | Truman G. Madsen LDS | 3rd Hand | |
Dec 31, 1985 | John W. Welch's summary of Book of Mormon research since B. H. Roberts. | John W. Welch LDS | Secondary | |
Mar 1986 | JW celebrates BHR's BOM studies. | John W. Welch LDS | Direct Late Secondary | |
1990 | AM makes reference to a pick from the 11th century B.C. "made of real steel." | Amihai Mazar Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1992 | BDM comments on BHR's belief in the BOM. | Brigham D. Madsen Disaffected | Secondary | |
1992 | MLF's 1992 presentations on correspondences between Old World and New World languages. | Mary LeCron Foster Non-LDS | Reprint Secondary | |
1992 | JLS argues that the BOM contains strong implicit support for "others" being in the land when Lehi arrived and their being incorporated into the Nephites and Lamanites. | John L. Sorenson LDS | Secondary | |
1992 | MJF in the AYBD makes reference to "sickle swords" in pre-exilic Israel. | Mark J. Fretz Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1993 | RD makes reference to, and provides image of, a "sickle sword" in pre-exilic Egypt. | Robert Drews Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1996 | MRB and SMB list "wild horses" among animals in Mesoamerica that went extinct from around 11,000-7,000 B.C. | Margaret R. Bunson Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Jun 1996 | RFK makes argument for identification of MC. | Richard F. Keeler | Direct Late Secondary | |
2003 | MR arguing for presence of indigenous people among BOM groups based on Nephi's interpretation of Isaiah. | Matthew Roper LDS | Secondary | |
2004 | DCP and MP discuss plausibility of BOM "horses" being Mesoamerican tapirs. | Daniel C. Peterson LDS | Secondary | |
Nov 17, 2004 | JAT argues for presence of "others" in BOM Lands based on presence of idolatry among BOM peoples. | John A. Tvedtnes LDS | Direct Secondary | |
2005 | JEC gives an overview of the growth in the BOM's historical accuracy since its initial publication. | John E. Clark LDS | Secondary | |
May 2005 | BTO argues for presence of "others" in BOM lands based on Helaman 5-7. | Blake T. Ostler LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Jul 17, 2005 | PI writes about the discovery of the skeleton of a horse that may have lived and died 50 years before Spanish conquered California. | Philip Ireland Non-LDS | Journalism | |
2006 | JEC gives an overview of the growth in the BOM's historical plausibility since 1830. | John E. Clark LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 29, 2009 | JH et al argue for dating of horse remains in Alaska to 10500 years BP based on sedimentary DNA analysis. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
2013 | JLS theorizes that BOM "horses" may have been Mesoamerican tapirs. | John L. Sorenson LDS | Direct Secondary | |
2013 | Church listing BOM changes to Introduction re: Native American principal ancestors. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
2015 | BDS's book-length study of connections between Afro-Asiatic and Uto-Aztecan languages. | Brian D. Stubbs LDS | Secondary | |
2016 | BA and MK calls one of Goliath's weapons on 1 Samuel 17:45 (Hebrew כידון, kydwn) a "scimitar." | Beau Abernathy Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2017 | WEM and MR give an overview of modern scholarship and "horses" in the BOM. | Wade E. Miller LDS | Secondary | |
2018 | APA and FRC on Horses Surviving into Post-Pleistocene Times in Mesoamerica. | Anthony P. Andrews Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 2019 | SCM's MA Thesis arguing BHR did lose faith, evidenced by 1922 meetings with Church leadership. | Shannon C. Montez Disaffected | Secondary | |
2020 | BDS responds to criticisms of his work on the relationship between Afro-Asiatic and Uto-Aztecan languages. | Brian D. Stubbs LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 8, 2021 | Murchie et al. publish paper on DNA research of 3000BC North American horses. | Tyler Murchie Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Dec 9, 2021 | Smithsonian Magazine publishes a story on new evidence of North American horse DNA as recently as 5,000 years ago. | Corryn Wetzel Non-LDS | Direct Journalism |