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Case for Historicity: Discerning the Book of Mormon's Production Culture (CD)

Brant Gardner, The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR), 2004.

Gardner has fascinated FAIR Conference audiences for several years with his studies in Mesoamerican cultureÆs and how we can see traces of these ancient cultural elements in the Book of Mormon. In the debate over the historicity of the Book of Mormon, one aspect that must be considered is the production culture - the social context in which the book was written.

Gardner discusses the story of Ammon as an example of how we can apply ancient Mesoamerican politics in order to make more sense out of the events that occurred. In addition, anachronisms and 19th century textual borrowings are not an issue because they only occur as a product of the translation. This presentation, like his past presentations, makes a strong argument that the Book of Mormon is what it purports to be—an ancient American text.

The Windows Media Video (WMV) format also contains the presentation,

Brant Gardner is the Product Manager for a privately held software company. His academic background includes work towards a Ph.D. in Mesoamerican Ethnohistory as the State University of New York, Albany. His published works on Mesoamerica include an analysis of classical Nahuatl kinship terminology, an ethnohistoric investigation into the identification of the use of Coxoh to designate a people and language in Southern Mexico, and an examination of the Aztec Legend of the Suns.

Title: Case for Historicity: Discerning the Book of Mormon's Production Culture (CD)

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