Tree Of Life Stone Mexico

It is a large stone monument stela covered with intricate carvings dominated by the figure of a fruit bearing tree.

Tree of life stone mexico.

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. Stirling the archaeologist who found it labeled the stone stela 5.

Scripture info evidence lehi tree of life stone izapa stela 5. Also known as the tree of life stone it appears to illustrate a mesoamerican creation myth. These stelae date from roughly 300 bce to 50 or 100 bce although some argue for dates as late as 250 ce. There was one item unearthed in izapa mexico though which has been a topic of discussion since its discovery in 1941.

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. Brewer the history of an idea. We obtained the article from the el paso times. Clark a new artistic rendering of izapa stela 5.

Stela measures approximately 8 feet high 5 feet wide 2 feet tick archaelogist date stela 5 at approx. Wells jakeman brigham young university interpreted the carving as a. Christensen book of mormon enthusiasts have long shown a keen interest in the carved stone monument known at stela 5 found in 1941 at the ruins of izapa chiapas mexico which is believed to represent the prophet lehi s vision of the tree of life as recorded in the book of mormon 1 nephi 8. A step toward improved interpretation journal of book of mormon studies 8 1 1999.