The Divinity of the Book of Mormon Proven by Arch Ology Rating :
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... Divinity of the Book of Mormon Proven by Archaeology. PART I. AZTEC CIVILIZATION. A REFLECTED CIVILIZATION. The Book of Mormon claims that the originator of the civilization of which it gives a brief record were men of enlightened minds who accomplished advanced results because they worked under divine inspiration. The civilization did not begin low and end high, but on the contrary, it is described to have been at its best in its earlier history, and to have declined till it was no longer able to resist its enemies, and was finally overcome and superseded by a rude, savage people. The first thing that strikes one who has any acquaintance with history, ininvestigating ancient American civilization, is the strange and peculiar order of its course. In Europe civilization began at the lower stages and worked upward, and wherever we may look, in whatever land, we might expect to find that the course of progress had been the same. But it was not so in America. Short says: "The eras or ages which have been observed to mark the different stages of the development of prehistoric man in Europe are apparently reversed in America."1 Here, instead of the latter days being 1 North Americana of Antiquity, p. 27. the grander, the earlier periods were superior. Ruins that, by having been rebuilt and repaired, indicate successive periods of occupation, exhibit cruder ideas and less skillful workmanship in the later builders. The Spaniards were amazed at the people they found when they came over here, the Aztecs, the Mayas, and the Incas; amazed at their government, the extent of their empires, their manner of living, and the luxury and grandeur of their chief cities. No wonder, when the explorers returned to the mother country, and spread reports of what...
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- Published on: 2012-10-12
- Original language:English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.53" h x7.32" w x.12" l,.27 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 56 pages
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