It's historical foundations are fundamental to its message.Niemand wrote: ↑January 29th, 2023, 5:28 amThe spiritual teaching is more important than the historical foundations. I can read a history of Napoleon and his story would be well documented, but not edifying. When I read the story of Nephi, I am edified but I can't prove a lot of it. Historicity is not as relevant to the matter as people think.
I'm not saying here I think the Book of Mormon is ahistorical, I'm saying that its historical context is less important to me than how it fits in my life.
It's like saying the four gospels message is separate from its historical claims.
"It's not important that He really was born from a literal virgin, that he literally gave up his life and then literally conquered the grave"
"It not important that God took a Jew across the ocean and established this land as THE Promised Land....a land were He lead His other sheep with a promise that their children would forge Zion and remember what God has done for their fathers"
If there was no Lehi and Nephi.....than the Book of Mormon is not a TESTAMENT of Jesus Christ. It is a glorified Lord Of The Rings fantasy novel
The modern man doubts the BoM claims because they have no concrete evidence of the civilization that supposedly existed here.
I find this strange.....as if God couldn't cover all traces of people He wiped from His country.
For the modern man to believe that the BoM was historically legitimate....it would invalidate the world from having to have faith in Jesus Christ.
"We found proof of these people called Nephites!!!! And you know what? They spoke of a man, WORD FOR WORD, who would be born to virgin and would go on to save the world from sin and death.... I guess those Christians are on to something......"