How could people in America know about the Ten Commandments 200 years before they were available in Europe?

[kirtland r.m.]

How so indeed!
Hebrew Decalogue Stone Authenticated by America Unearthed
Rod Meldrum
Published on Apr 14, 2014
Forensic geologist Scott Wolter, star of the History2 Channel's hit series America Unearthed, meets professor Hugh McCullough at the Johnson Humrickhouse Museum in Coshocton, Ohio to conduct an analysis on the Ohio Decalague stone. The stone, discovered in a Native America burial mound in Newark, Ohio in 1860 by David Wyrick, the town's respected surveyor, has been unscientifically declared a hoax by the archaeological establishment under the Smithsonian. It is controversial because it was found to have an ancient form of Hebrew writing that, when translated, turned out to be a complete rendition of the Ten Commandments.

One problem is that the stone was discovered in an undisturbed burial mound that dates to about 100 AD, which is some 200 years prior to the compilation of the Bible in Europe. How could people in America know about the Ten Commandments 200 years before they were available in Europe? The question is one that deserves to be discussed. There is an answer to how people in ancient America may have had the Ten Commandments before the Bible was compiled. The answer may be found in the recovery of an ancient record inscribed on metal plates and translated into English in 1830.

To find out more about this ancient history, visit www.BookofMormonEvidence.org.

The evidence is overwhelming. There were Hebrews in America anciently and their descendants are North American Native Peoples. Their ancestors were among the most advanced, sophisticated civilizations anywhere on earth at their time. It is time to end the hiding, ignoring and destruction of their mighty civilization which reigned supreme in the Heartland of North America for some 1000 years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHh8r8x9NzA

[Lord of my dogs]

The Smithsonian has been "BURYING" these burial mounds as fake since Joseph Smith started digging them up in the early 1800's with 40 year old tree roots wrapped around them.

Go figure?

[LukeAir2008]

I watched a movie yesterday about Thor Heyerdahl and his 8000 km journey in 1947 across the Pacific Ocean in a raft - the Kon-Tiki expedition.

He had hundreds of Book of Mormons sent to him by members of the Church and he believed that it would have been easy for the Jaredites or Nephites to have sailed across the ocean in a hand made vessel. He had proved that it was possible.

[kirtland r.m.]

The Smithsonian has been "BURYING" these burial mounds as fake since Joseph Smith started digging them up in the early 1800's with 40 year old tree roots wrapped around them.

Go figure?

Wow, did you hit the nail on the head. They have an agenda misleading many. I hate fake science, and fake history.

[larsenb]

How so indeed!
Hebrew Decalogue Stone Authenticated by America Unearthed
Rod Meldrum
Published on Apr 14, 2014
Forensic geologist Scott Wolter, star of the History2 Channel's hit series America Unearthed, meets professor Hugh McCullough at the Johnson Humrickhouse Museum in Coshocton, Ohio to conduct an analysis on the Ohio Decalague stone. The stone, discovered in a Native America burial mound in Newark, Ohio in 1860 by David Wyrick, the town's respected surveyor, has been unscientifically declared a hoax by the archaeological establishment under the Smithsonian. It is controversial because it was found to have an ancient form of Hebrew writing that, when translated, turned out to be a complete rendition of the Ten Commandments.

One problem is that the stone was discovered in an undisturbed burial mound that dates to about 100 AD, which is some 200 years prior to the compilation of the Bible in Europe. How could people in America know about the Ten Commandments 200 years before they were available in Europe? The question is one that deserves to be discussed. There is an answer to how people in ancient America may have had the Ten Commandments before the Bible was compiled. The answer may be found in the recovery of an ancient record inscribed on metal plates and translated into English in 1830.

To find out more about this ancient history, visit www.BookofMormonEvidence.org.

The evidence is overwhelming. There were Hebrews in America anciently and their descendants are North American Native Peoples. Their ancestors were among the most advanced, sophisticated civilizations anywhere on earth at their time. It is time to end the hiding, ignoring and destruction of their mighty civilization which reigned supreme in the Heartland of North America for some 1000 years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHh8r8x9NzA

I see a three problems with your commentary. No offense, but this is a discussion forum, right?

The Septuagint (translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) took place in the 3rd Century BC, and was finished in the 2nd Century BC. Greece was and is part of Europe. Also, you have Josephus around the time of Christ, who probably commented considerably on Moses' output in his Latin manuscript, and you had Jewish colonies throughout the Roman World, well before 300 AD, who could easily promulgate knowledge and information about the Ten Commandments.

Second, the information supplied about the Decologue Stone indicates it was written in a post-Exilic script, which means a script that came into use after the Babylonian Captivity. This would not be available to the Nephite/Lamanite/Mulekite groups who came to the New World before the captivity . . . . unless . . . . they cross polinated with Jews who arrived well after they did

Third, you've ignored this possibility . . . . . of other Jewish groups coming here, being led here.

I've treated this subject at more length, here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50941&p=918504#p918504

I will say, if Scott Wolter 'verified the age' of the carvings on the stone, I believe him. He did wonderful work on the Kensington Rune Stone.