SIGNED! Nephi to Zarahemla Kocherhans 1st Ed HC LDS Geography Like New
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Nephi to Zarahemla
by Arthur J. Kocherhans
Published by Kobo Ent / Granite Publishing (2002)
FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER w DUST JACKET SIGNED BY AUTHOR ARTHUR KOCHERHANS
Condition:
LIKE NEW 1st Edition / 2nd Printing Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket SIGNED BY AUTHOR ARTHUR KOCHERHANS! NO MARKS! The binding is tight and all 138 pages within (plus 54 color photo gallery at the back of the book) are bright white with NO WRITING, UNDERLINING, HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OR FOLDS. The covers are perfect! The dust jacket is in excellent condition but does have some minimal wear, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled and packaged with care! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking!
About the Book:
For decades, students of the Book of Mormon have debated the physical geography underlying its narrative — where Lehi's colony landed, where the city of Nephi stood, and where the land of Zarahemla can be located on a modern map. Nephi to Zarahemla: A True and Ancient Record represents Arthur J. Kocherhans's lifelong contribution to that debate, arguing methodically that the scriptural text itself — read carefully and without alteration — points to the Andean region of South America as the setting for these ancient events.
Drawing on decades of firsthand research travel through the Middle East, Mexico, Central America, and South America, Kocherhans builds his case through direct correlation of scriptural description with physical geography: the world's longest mountain range, its most powerful river systems, and its most significant ancient ruins. The book is illustrated throughout and concludes with a 54-page color photo gallery documenting the sites the author identifies, allowing readers to weigh the textual and visual evidence side by side. His central premise — that Book of Mormon record-keepers wrote from direct observation rather than confusion or myth — has made this volume a frequently cited (and increasingly scarce) title within LDS geography and apologetics circles.
This copy is a first edition, second printing hardcover in like-new condition, personally signed by author Arthur J. Kocherhans. The binding is tight, and all 138 pages plus the photo gallery are bright and clean, free of writing, marks, or damage. The covers are pristine; the dust jacket shows only minimal wear. Signed copies of this title surface infrequently on the secondary market, making this an appealing acquisition for collectors of LDS scholarship, Book of Mormon geography studies, and signed Latter-day Saint literature.
About author, Arthur J. Kocherhans:
Arthur J. Kocherhans devoted more than five decades to the study of Book of Mormon geography, beginning as a young missionary who took seriously the premise that the Book of Mormon was, in Joseph Smith's own words, "the most correct of any book on earth." That conviction launched a lifetime of careful textual analysis paired with extensive field research.
Kocherhans traveled widely across the Middle East, Mexico, Mesoamerica, and South America, physically surveying terrain described in the scriptural record in search of correlating landmarks — mountain ranges, river systems, and ancient ruins matching the text's explicit travel narratives. His research led him to conclude that the western, Andean side of South America uniquely satisfies the geographic details recorded by Book of Mormon writers.
Nephi to Zarahemla distills this research into an accessible format for lay readers and serious students alike, combining scriptural citation with photographic documentation. Kocherhans's work occupies a distinctive niche within LDS geographic scholarship, offering an alternative to more commonly promoted Mesoamerican models and contributing to ongoing discussions about the physical setting of the Book of Mormon narrative.
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