Mark Wright

Dec 6, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Mark Wright |Mark Alan

The best available evidence for the Book of Mormon continues to support a limited Mesoamerican model. However, Alma 63 indicates that there was a massive northward migration in the mid-first century bc. I argue that these north-bound immigrants spread out over the centuries and established settlements that were geographically distant from the core Nephite area, far beyond the scope of the text of the Book of Mormon.

Nov 16, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Mark Wright |Mark Alan

Mark Alan Wright describes a common type of ritual specialist among the Maya called a “daykeeper.” He discusses similarities and differences with descriptions of ritual specialists in the Book of Mormon, including those who used the Urim and Thummim, performed rituals of healing, experienced near-death episodes at the inauguration of their calling, kept track of calendars, mastered astronomy, and invoked God to bring rain.

Sep 6, 2024 | msn.com | Mark Wright

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Sep 6, 2024 | msn.com | Mark Wright

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Aug 7, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Christopher Duckworth |Dan Burns |Carlos Lamas-Fernandez |Mark Wright

The authors have declared no competing interest. This study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Wessex. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the National Institute for Health Research or the Department of Health and Social Care. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.