Tree Of Life Stone Mexico

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

Tree of life stone mexico.

The lehi stone this stone currently possessed by the smithsonian was discovered in the ancient mesoamerican city of izapa in 1941 by archaeologist matthew w. Clark a new artistic rendering of izapa stela 5. We obtained the article from the el paso times. 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.

The story behind stela 5. Tree of life this stela 5 stone carving was found octuber 1939 by matthew w stirling. Stela measures approximately 8 feet high 5 feet wide 2 feet tick archaelogist date stela 5 at approx. It is a large stone monument stela covered with intricate carvings dominated by the figure of a fruit bearing tree.

Also known as the tree of life stone it appears to illustrate a mesoamerican creation myth. Stirling the archaeologist who found it labeled the stone stela 5. Wells jakeman brigham young university interpreted the carving as a. Brewer the history of an idea.

There was one item unearthed in izapa mexico though which has been a topic of discussion since its discovery in 1941. 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. These stelae date from roughly 300 bce to 50 or 100 bce although some argue for dates as late as 250 ce.