Tree Of Life Stone Mexico

It stood in the temple courts at the ancient ruin city call izapa in the southwestern corner of mexico.

Tree of life stone mexico.

These stelae date from roughly 300 bce to 50 or 100 bce although some argue for dates as late as 250 ce. We obtained the article from the el paso times. Scripture info evidence lehi tree of life stone izapa stela 5. A step toward improved interpretation journal of book of mormon studies 8 1 1999.

Stirling the archaeologist who found it labeled the stone stela 5. Brewer the history of an idea. The lehi stone this stone currently possessed by the smithsonian was discovered in the ancient mesoamerican city of izapa in 1941 by archaeologist matthew w. 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.

It is a large stone monument stela covered with intricate carvings dominated by the figure of a fruit bearing tree. Also known as the tree of life stone it appears to illustrate a mesoamerican creation myth. Tree of life this stela 5 stone carving was found octuber 1939 by matthew w stirling. Izapa stela 5 is one of a number of large carved stelae found in the ancient mesoamerican site of izapa in the soconusco region of chiapas mexico along the present day guatemalan border.

Stela measures approximately 8 feet high 5 feet wide 2 feet tick archaelogist date stela 5 at approx. Clark a new artistic rendering of izapa stela 5. There was one item unearthed in izapa mexico though which has been a topic of discussion since its discovery in 1941. 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.