Kate Delaney of America Tonight interviews the author of “Biblical and Non-Biblical Evidences For The Book of Mormon: That Show Its Validity As Scripture: A Layman’s Thesis”, Joseph Dean DeBarthe
The prestigious radio show “America Tonight” is broadcast on numerous stations in the US and has over 2.9 million listeners. The program combines entertainment with education and information. Experienced broadcaster Kate Delaney serves as the host.
Kate Delaney is an award-winning national media personality who has interviewed over 16,000 people in her twenty-year radio and television career. She won a Television Emmy for her special report on the AIDS pandemic in New Mexico, as well as multiple Golden Mics for a series on immigration.
Joseph Dean DeBarthe, the guest on the show, is a fourth-generation member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or Community of Christ. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management and computer information systems from Central State University, Warrensburg, Mo. Mr. DeBarthe served in the U.S. Navy for eight years and nine months and worked as a civilian member of the military for twenty-three years. He has already visited the following countries: Germany, Holland, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. While in the Navy, he visited Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Guam, and the North Pole. He also visited many Central American countries, including Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. He currently lives in Independence, Missouri, with his wife, Maria, who is a registered nurse of Mayan descent.
This book, titled “Biblical and Non-Biblical Evidences For The Book of Mormon: That Show Its Validity As Scripture: A Layman’s Thesis,” was started by the Holy Spirit and written for the entire body of Christ. Some might ask why they should read it. Some will read it to try to refute it; others will read it to learn; and still, others will use it to further their agendas. However, you should read it and pray over it, asking God, through His Holy Spirit, to give you a witness as to its validity.
What about the Book of Mormon? It is undeniably a contentious book. Many people do not recognize it as scripture. They believe Joseph Smith, Jr. “authored” it. They also think that the Bible is the only scripture ever written, but the Bible makes no such claim. This belief is not biblical. In fact, the opposite is true. The Bible attests to the existence of other recorded scriptures, notably a second scripture written about the tribe of Joseph (Ezekiel 37:19). This Joseph is the same Joseph of the coat of many colors, the same Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt and the same Joseph who saved Egypt and all the tribes of Israel from the seven years that occurred.
The Book of Mormon is written by highly educated men with a strong background in Hebrew customs and writing techniques, neither of which were known by any American in the 1800s. More information on this subject will be explored within this book.
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