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The Shrinking List of Book of Mormon Anachronisms:...

Posted by TraviX | Oct 17, 2026 | Answering Critics, Book of Mormon Evidence | 0 |

The Shrinking List of Book of Mormon Anachronisms: From 90% Unconfirmed to 9%

by TraviX | Oct 17, 2026 | Answering Critics, Book of Mormon Evidence | 0 |

Critics have named 226 Book of Mormon “anachronisms” since 1830. In 1844, 93 of 102 were unconfirmed. Today, 21 of 226 are. Matthew Roper’s 2025 study in Interpreter, category by category: Alma, Sam, barley, cement, steel, metal plates, Nahom, Bountiful, and the 21 still open.