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|summary=It is claimed that LDS scholars believe that Quetzalcoatl was Jesus Christ. However, since Quetzalcoatl's association with a "feathered serpent" constitutes "snake worship," some claim that this association is therefore inconsistent with worship of Jesus Christ. | |||
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*John L. Sorenson, [http://farms.byu.edu/publications/bookschapter.php?bookid=61&chapid=683 "The Decline of the God Quetzalcoatl"] from ''Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon'', pp. 234-236 | *John L. Sorenson, [http://farms.byu.edu/publications/bookschapter.php?bookid=61&chapid=683 "The Decline of the God Quetzalcoatl"] from ''Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon'', pp. 234-236 | ||
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*Joseph Allen, [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/articles/030926white.html "The White god Quetzalcoatl,"] ''Meridian Magazine'', 2003. | |||
*Brant Gardner, [http://frontpage2000.nmia.com/~nahualli/Quetzalcoatl.htm Quetzalcoatl: Papers] | |||
*Jeff Lindsay, [http://www.jefflindsay.com/bme9.shtml Overlooking the Obvious? Legends of Quetzalcoatl and Ties to the Book of Mormon] | |||
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Relationship to Quetzalcoatl
Summary: It is claimed that LDS scholars believe that Quetzalcoatl was Jesus Christ. However, since Quetzalcoatl's association with a "feathered serpent" constitutes "snake worship," some claim that this association is therefore inconsistent with worship of Jesus Christ.PERSPECTIVES
- Wallace E. Hunt Jr., "Moses' Brazen Serpent as It Relates to Serpent Worship in Mesoamerica," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2/2 (1993). [121–131] link
- John L. Sorenson, "The Decline of the God Quetzalcoatl" from Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon, pp. 234-236
- Diane E. Wirth, "'Quetzalcoatl, the Maya Maize God, and Jesus Christ'," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 11/1 (2002). [4–15] link
- Diane E. Wirth, "The Bearded, White God Is Everywhere—or Is He? (Review of: Fair Gods and Feathered Serpents: A Search for the Early Americas' Bearded White God)," FARMS Review of Books 12/1 (2000): 9–22. off-site
- Joseph Allen, "The White god Quetzalcoatl," Meridian Magazine, 2003.
- Brant Gardner, Quetzalcoatl: Papers
- Jeff Lindsay, Overlooking the Obvious? Legends of Quetzalcoatl and Ties to the Book of Mormon