Paanchi (Book of Mormon)
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Paanchi, a character in the Book of Mormon
, was one of the sons of Pahoran
who contended for the judgement-seat of the Nephite
people. He was executed c. 50 BC
for plotting to seize the judgement-seat by violent rebellion.
Mormon
scholars have speculated that the presence of the name "Paanchi" in the Book of Mormon indicates that claims of ancient Nubian influence in Precolumbian America (specifically, in the time of the Nubian king Paanchi
) and claims of the Book of Mormon to be an authentic record from ancient America are mutually supportive. If so, this would also mean that some of the Book of Mormon people had African roots. At least three different migrations from the Old World to the Americas are described in the Book of Mormon, and this would imply that there were others of which the Nephite writers were not aware.
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
, was one of the sons of Pahoran
Pahoran
In the Book of Mormon, Pahoran was the third chief judge over the people of Nephi, having inherited the judgement-seat from his father Nephihah, at the end of the 24th year of the reign of the judges over the Nephites, or 67 BC...
who contended for the judgement-seat of the Nephite
Nephite
According to the Book of Mormon, a Nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient Americas. The other three groups are the Lamanites, Jaredites and Mulekites. In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with Nephi, the...
people. He was executed c. 50 BC
50 BC
Year 50 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paullus and Marcellus...
for plotting to seize the judgement-seat by violent rebellion.
Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
scholars have speculated that the presence of the name "Paanchi" in the Book of Mormon indicates that claims of ancient Nubian influence in Precolumbian America (specifically, in the time of the Nubian king Paanchi
Paanchi
Paanchi , also spelled as Piankhi, Piankhy, and Piyi, was an ancient ruler of the kingdom of Nubia. In the 21st year of his reign , he conquered Egypt. He adopted the throne name Menkheperre...
) and claims of the Book of Mormon to be an authentic record from ancient America are mutually supportive. If so, this would also mean that some of the Book of Mormon people had African roots. At least three different migrations from the Old World to the Americas are described in the Book of Mormon, and this would imply that there were others of which the Nephite writers were not aware.
See also
- Linguistics and the Book of MormonLinguistics and the Book of MormonAccording to most adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement, the Book of Mormon is a 19th century translation of a record of ancient inhabitants of the American continent, which was written in a script which the book refers to as "reformed Egyptian." This claim, as well as virtually all claims to...
- Archaeology and the Book of MormonArchaeology and the Book of MormonSince the publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830, both Mormon and non-Mormon archaeologists have studied its claims in reference to known archaeological evidence...