On the left, the Stela 5, one of the most extraordinary archaeological pieces found in Mexico. To the Right, the relationship with "Lehi's vision." In the Book of Mormon (1 Nephi 8), relates the vision or dream of Lehi in which you can see interesting details to compare with the Stela 5.
In Lehi's Dream | Similarities in the Stela 5 |
| 1.-The Tree of Life. | 1 .- The tree of life or the world, watched over by guardian spirits. |
| 2.-The river water. | 2 .- The flow of rivers coming from the rains. |
| 3.-The straight and narrow path. | 3.-lines from the sources of the river to the tree |
| 4.-The Iron Rod. | 4.-The thick line is the path to the tree. |
| 5.-The spacious field or wilderness, so dark and sad. | 5 .- A spacious area covered by a dark fog. |
| Countless people. | 6.-a generic shape while in the field. |
| 7.-A multitude of people filling the great and spacious building. | 7.-The symbol of a Man in a box, which is a bit higher than others. |
| 8.-Dark and Dark. | 8.-A symbol of darkness and gloom. |
| 9.-A heavenly messenger or guide. | 9.-The god Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent) in front of the tree. |
| 10.-A person rising above the field. | 10.-A traveler is guided by God as an extension of your arm. |
| 11.-The Family of Lehi: a) Lehi, b) Saria, c) Ne, d) Sam, e) Laman, f) Lemuel | 11. - There are 6 human figures of a family Quiche Maya, being the first images of the Fathers then the figures of two young sons (one king and his type) and finally the figures of two older brothers oppressed by two children. |
| 12.-Some of those who are on their way to the tree are blinded. | 12.-A person who is on the way the tree is blinded by a cloak over his head. |
| 13.-Those who come to receive the fruit tree. | 13.-The figure of a person receiving a result of the hands of God. |
| 14.-Lehi comply with the law of Moses. 15.-The Child. | 14 .- The image of a priest possibly burning incense. 15 .- A priest-king worshiping the image of a child. |
Image Sketch Stela 5
Most people are familiar with the studies of Professor M. Wells Jakeman made in 1950 in which shows the hypothesis of the Tree of Life in Lehi (LTL). Dr. Jakeman studies were temporary fame, but soon fell foul of the majority of his academic colleagues to try to prove his thesis with its principles, what was known as "top twenty correlation characteristics, and eighty-two" agreements or similarities, "most researchers saw as" a matter of coincidence based only on superficial similarities "(Coe 1973: 44) . Subsequent studies cast serious doubt on the majority of correlations Jakeman, which were somewhat fortuitous, and attempts to continue without any convincing comparisons with respect to the scene of the vision. However, you can easily recognize the top ten physical characteristics, compared to an adequate correlation (tree, river, road, rod, and six family members of the Law) and his treatment of the names of the symbols of Lehi and Saria, even questionable.
The head ornament in the shape of a crown of horns are used in Egyptian ornaments were worn by the princesses, and Saria is a name which in Hebrew means "princess." The meaning of the name Lehi in Hebrew is chin or jaw, another feature is that it is a priest. Today
the chances of a possible link with Lehi's dream are still valid. Parallel studies of this type have been accepted only in part of the correlations in which the authenticity of the comparison are recognized as the Stela 5, Izapa and myth of the Popol Vuh, for example. Stela 2 and 5 are generally recognized for their possible connections with the research I Popol Vuh (Norman 1976).
The possibilities of Lehi's dream scenario: 1) that have been rejected (very unlikely at this point), 2) remain uncertain, 3) that have an indirect relationship with similarities based on oral tradition or 4) that can be shown as a full and authentic text of the Book of Mormon (a real possibility). The last possibility requires an extensive and exhaustive search and can not be concluded hastily.
References
Jakeman, M. Wells. "Stela 5, Izapa Chiapas, Mexico; A Major Archaeological Discovery of the New World." The University Archeological Society, Special Publications, no 2. Brigham Young University, 1958.
Largey Dennis L. General Editor. Book of Mormon Reference Companion. Deseret Book Company. 2003.
Norman, V. Garth. "Izapa Sculpture, Part 1 Album, Part 2 Text. Papers of the New World Archaeological Foundation. no. 30. Brigham Young University, 1973, 1976.
Fuente: www.planetamormon.org
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