Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Abstract
The Book of Mormon prophet Lehi received a vision commonly referred to as the tree of life. Within that vision, he observes a building that he describes as “strange.” A possible reason Lehi labels it this way is that the architecture of the building was dissimilar to the architecture popular in Jerusalem at the time. The building in Lehi’s dream was plausibly structured similar to the buildings found in south Arabia during Lehi’s time. By studying the architectural styles of Jerusalem and south Arabia, one can better evaluate and understand the vision of the tree of life.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Studies, Journal of Book of Mormon
(2002)
"New Light: The Queen of Sheba, Skyscraper Architecture, and Lehi's Dream,"
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 11:
No.
1, Article 18.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol11/iss1/18