Tree Of Life Stone Mexico

A step toward improved interpretation journal of book of mormon studies 8 1 1999.

Tree of life stone mexico.

Izapa stela 5 is one of a number of large carved stelae found in the ancient mesoamerican site of izapa in the soconusco region of chiapas mexico along the present day guatemalan border. Clark a new artistic rendering of izapa stela 5. These stelae date from roughly 300 bce to 50 or 100 bce although some argue for dates as late as 250 ce. It is a large stone monument stela covered with intricate carvings dominated by the figure of a fruit bearing tree.

Christensen book of mormon enthusiasts have long shown a keen interest in the carved stone monument known at stela 5 found in 1941 at the ruins of izapa chiapas mexico which is believed to represent the prophet lehi s vision of the tree of life as recorded in the book of mormon 1 nephi 8. There was one item unearthed in izapa mexico though which has been a topic of discussion since its discovery in 1941. The story behind stela 5. Stirling the archaeologist who found it labeled the stone stela 5.

We obtained the article from the el paso times. Tree of life this stela 5 stone carving was found octuber 1939 by matthew w stirling. It stood in the temple courts at the ancient ruin city call izapa in the southwestern corner of mexico. Wells jakeman brigham young university interpreted the carving as a.

Brewer the history of an idea. Scripture info evidence lehi tree of life stone izapa stela 5. Tree of life stone in 1965 the mormon owned deseret news announced that the el paso times had published an article which seemed to show that the book of mormon had been proven by archaeologists. The scene on stela 5 from izapa mexico as a representation of lehi s vision of the tree of life journal of book of mormon studies 8 1 1999 john e.