Mormon's Map

by John L. Sorenson

As the ancient prophet Mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the Book of Mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. Mormon’s Map is Book of Mormon scholar John Sorenson’s reconstruction of that mental map solely from information gleaned from the text after years of intensive study. He describes his method; establishes the overall shape of Book of Mormon lands; sorts out details of topography, distance, direction, climate, and civilization; and treats issues of historical geography. The resultant map will facilitate analysis of geography-related issues in the Book of Mormon narrative and also be of help in evaluating theories about where in the real world the Nephite lands were located.

Genres: Religion, Lds, Mormonism

154 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this years ago. It was ok.

[Bruce Lloyd]

John L. Sorenson should abandon the Mesoamerican model and start looking in the real Book of Mormon lands in ancient America--a land choice above all other lands!

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interest look at how the juxtaposition of Book of Mormon cities and sites. The author does not attempt to identify where precisely on the American continent the Nephites and Lamanites live; he simply suggests how the cities and sites might have been situated in relation to each other.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book makes a lot of seemingly good approximations of where the Book of Mormon predominately took place. It's too bad the author's (John L. Sorenson's) geographical model in his other books point to Mesoamerica.

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice concise book

[Mormon Heretic · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty good--short version of his theories on BoM geography