The Book of Mormon’s Ancient Origins

I remember very distinctly learning in school that the Native Americans immigrated to the Western Hemisphere via the Bering Strait land bridge. How is that possible, I wondered, when the Book of Mormon says that they came here on Nephi’s ship? That and many other apparent contradictions between the Book of Mormon and Mesoamerican history have been resolved in my mind since I read John Sorenson’s magnum opus, Mormon’s Codex.

Not Your Sunday School Noah

Anyone who knows Darren Aronofsky knows that he makes some very strange movies and that he is an atheist. So it’s pretty surprising that he would make a movie about a well-known Bible story like Noah’s Ark. But what was more surprising to me was how enjoyable his movie, Noah, was to watch. Understandably, many evangelicals and other religious people are upset with Aronofsky’s interpretation of this story, but I wanted to take this opportunity to explain why I liked it and what religious people can actually take away from it. WARNING: I will dabble in spoiler territory.