If you've been following the steady stream of interesting findings and insights regarding the LDS scriptures at Book of Mormon Central (BookofMormonCentral.com) and Pearl of Great Price Central (PearlofGreatPriceCentral.org/), you may be pleased to know that a centralized site focusing specifically on evidences for the LDS scriptures has been launched, Evidence Central at EvidenceCentral.org. The offerings there so far are just scratching the surface, but some beautiful scratches are there worthy of a closer look.
For starters, may I suggest you read the article, "Book of Mormon Evidence: Iron Rod as the Word of God"? There's an interesting word play apparently involved in the very apt use of the iron rod as a symbol of the word of God in the Book of Mormon. Understanding this helps us better grasp the meaning of the text and the skill of its writers.
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