A limited geography model for the Book of Mormon is one of several theories by Latter Day Saint movement scholars that the book's narrative was a historical record of people in a limited geographical region, rather than of the entire Western Hemisphere as believed by some early Latter Day Saints. These models have situated the book's events in South America, Mesoamerica, and the Great Lakes area. One popular LDS theory places the setting for the Book of Mormon in the vicinity of Mexico and Central America surrounding the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Southerton 2004, p. 157). Others recognize a setting among the mound builders as the book’s original setting. This North American setting has gained support from some notable members of the LDS community, including LDS Filmmaker, Keith Merrill. The
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| - A limited geography model for the Book of Mormon is one of several theories by Latter Day Saint movement scholars that the book's narrative was a historical record of people in a limited geographical region, rather than of the entire Western Hemisphere as believed by some early Latter Day Saints. These models have situated the book's events in South America, Mesoamerica, and the Great Lakes area. One popular LDS theory places the setting for the Book of Mormon in the vicinity of Mexico and Central America surrounding the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Southerton 2004, p. 157). Others recognize a setting among the mound builders as the book’s original setting. This North American setting has gained support from some notable members of the LDS community, including LDS Filmmaker, Keith Merrill. The mound builder setting parallels traditional settings of the Book of Mormon accepted during the 19th Century, but is still a minority view in LDS academia. Other recent proposals include the Malay Peninsula and Baja California. The limited geography models are the result of a growing school of thought among Latter Day Saint scholars that for the text of the Book of Mormon to realistically be interpreted as a historical document, the events described therein must be limited to an area of several hundred square miles (Sorenson 1985, pp. 1-48). Proponents of these theories find support in the text of the Book of Mormon, as well as the interpretation and correlation of archeological findings. However, as with all archaeological interpretations of the Book of Mormon, most LDS researchers believe that nothing has yet been found to conclusively link the events of the book with any particular geographical location. There are significant challenges to this theory, as the Hill Cumorah (in New York) and the remains of Zelph (in Illinois) were found many thousands of miles away from Mesoamerica. The Book of Mormon is regarded by mainstream historians and literary experts as a work of 19th century American literature, classed in the “Mound-builder” genre. Mainstream historians and archaeologists do not accept the Book of Mormon as a work of ancient American history.
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