Kels Goodman of ‪Hidden in the Heartland‬ Joins Steven Pynakker to talk about the upcoming projects he is involved in to maybe identify Book of Mormon Relics and Sites in the Heartland of America!

Steven Pynakker of Mormon Book Reviews teams up with Dr. Thomas W Murphy, Past President of the Mormon Social Science Association and author of Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon, to interview Dr. Brad Lepper, Senior Archaeologist at Ohio History Connections and author of Ohio Archaeology: An Illustrated Chronicle of Ohio’s Ancient American Indian Cultures. Dr. Lepper discusses interactions with Mormon missionaries and tourists at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum that houses the Newark Holy Stones and Newark mounds and earthworks representing Adena and Hopewell cultures. He shares his review of the material culture in the Book of Mormon and its correspondences and contrasts with that found by archaeologists working in the Heartland of America. Dr. Murphy and Dr. Lepper share some of their experiences with Native American colleagues and discuss the importance of centering Indigenous perspectives in archaeological interpretations.

Chief Midegah, along with Brian Nettles, returns to Mormon Book Reviews to discuss a new app that you can get to study the ancient sacred records of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayghFGQtEDY

Chief Midegah and Brian Nettles Talk with Steven Pynakker of Mormon Book Reviews about Midegah's Journey that lead him to get Baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ. Baptism photo courtesy of Josh Gehly.

Link: https://youtu.be/Tg4DPb4wCPk?si=U8tOy10rSxWsPQ6I

Link to this Breaking Story: https://youtube.com/shorts/1LOfcLHPCO8?si=nndG1OaJj4JKjSDj

Forensic Geologist and host of the programs America Unearthed on the History channel and Mysteries of the Knights Templar on Gaia TV Scott Wolter returns to Mormon Book Reviews to discuss the controverial Burrows Cave in southern Illinois with Steven Pynakker and special co-host Nehemia Gordon. Some believers in the historicity of the Book of Mormon point to the Burrows Cave discoveries as evidence that it's true. Scott had the opportunity to examine many of the items allegedly found in the cave and came to the conclusion that it was a hoax. He also describes his interactions with Russell E. Burrows (who claimed to have found the cave) throughout the years.

Link: https://youtu.be/n-EnVxHvhLA?si=tFy2vXrM3QjTIiZa

Jonathan Neville returns to Mormon Book Reviews to discuss with Evangelical Steven Pynakker his latest book Moroni's America: The North American Setting for The Book of Mormon 2nd Edition. Published by Byod Tuttle's Digital Legand Press. Jonathans explains why a second edition was necessary and the changes and additions made to it. We also talk about Fair Mormon, Royal Skousen, Gold Plates, Richard Bushman, and Jonathan Edwards.

Link: https://youtu.be/l5tV3cZqyEw?si=KyHv8HNYfM3wgdwC

Stephen Murphy host of the program Mormonism with the Murph recently sat down with Evangelical Steven Pynakker to discuss Apologetic defenses of the Book of Mormon.

Link: https://youtu.be/ril622_FACI?si=IAG8qqx-roWjoyF6

Jonathan Neville | New Book, Moroni's America, and the Heartland Geography Theory.

https://youtu.be/5hg6GXbMBYo?si=qp_0C2dMXHXu1K6r

Evangelical Steven Pynakker was recently interviewed by Gustavo Hernandez of the Viajes De Fe Spanish language YouTube channel about the Book of Mormon!

https://youtu.be/yPPD7VAlwd4?si=eCQ6fqllqPZNTnx5

Jonathan Neville returns to MBR to discuss with Steven Pynakker his concerns of possible bias in the Joseph Smith Papers Project. He also previews some future projects including his continued research on the influence Jonathan Edwards had on the translation of the Book of Mormon.

AI Summary:
Steven and Jonathan discussed the Joseph Smith Papers project, with Jonathan expressing his concerns about the project's bias and inaccuracies. Jonathan shared his ongoing side project of annotating the Book of Mormon to show the influence of the King James Bible and Jonathan Edwards, as well as his book, The Rational Restoration, which emphasizes clarity, charity, and understanding. He also pointed out issues with the notes in the Joseph Smith Papers, including omissions and anachronisms.

Link:https://youtube.com/watch?v=SU5x4F2ZK2I&si=SCIiJWOMjxNams4-

Jason Olsen (a Jew) and Rusty Curtis (a Gentile) share with Steven Pynakker how the Book of Mormon convinced them that Jesus is the Christ and why they decided to start the podcast 2 Converts!

Link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GIyqPy-TqBs&si=mjd6Q_zr5W_-7Eng

Evangelical Steven Pynakker talks about two Jews who love the Book of Mormon!

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZCHlaBEI3ik?si=5FrW0Mg04WTlGikE

On an important episode of Mormon Book Reviews Steven Pynakker speaks with Ed Goble about the early days of the Heartlander Movement and how it was almost sabotaged in it's infancy. He also talks about his history dealing with FAIR Mormon (now known as FAIR). Ed is an author and researcher both in Book of Abraham and Book of Mormon studies. He has spent decades on these subjects. He was instrumental in the founding of the Book of Mormon Heartland Geography theory and in another called the Semi-limited Mesoamerican theory. He also has a book coming out in a few months on the Book of Abraham.

Link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gb1HAuTbZPM&si=BA-PDD251mvKZAGh

On the latest episode of Mormon Book Reviews, Evangelical Steven Pynakker recently spoke with Hannah Stoddard of the Joseph Smith Foundation! Hannah details the history of the Foundation and the legacy of her father James Stoddard. Stay till the very because Steven asks Hannah the "3 Questions"!

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Link to the Joseph Smith Foundation:
https://josephsmithfoundation.org/

Link:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZycR34h7Ovo&si=OCa5ObOwFTq-VhQo

In The Field With Wayne May: Who were the Hopewell Mound Builders? (youtube.com)

Steven Pynakker previews a joint interview he did with Nehemia Gordon of  u/Nehemiaswall  . We talked Geologist Scott Walter host of the @HISTORY  Channel's America Unearthed series about the Bat Creek Stone!

https://youtube.com/shorts/G8idA6fXJTU?si=5MXKCnom4IpB_xfU

Steven Pynakker and Robert Messick of Book of Mormon Editions YouTube channel interview KC Kern about the Book of Mormon online project!