Lehi's Jerusalem, What Was Life Like?: Book of Mormon Matters with John W. Welch and Lynne Hilton Wilson

Summary

• Jack Welch interviews David and Jo Ann Seely about life in Jerusalem 600 years before Christ.
• Discussion includes the influence of Egyptian culture, the presence of prophets like Jeremiah, and the relevance of the Deuteronomy text to Lehi's time.
• Recent archaeological discoveries, such as Hezekiah's seal and a proposed Isaiah seal, provide tangible connections to biblical figures contemporaneous with Lehi.
• The book Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem is explored, detailing its contents which cover a wide range of topics from everyday life in Jerusalem to the journey Lehi's family took.
• The book has held up well over time, with suggestions for a supplemental update rather than revision, reflecting ongoing archaeological discoveries.

Further Reading

• Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, Edited by John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely and Jo Ann H. Seely. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
• Seely, Jo Ann H. "'Bringing Them Out of the Land of Jerusalem': A Photo Essay." In Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem, edited by John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely and Jo Ann H. Seely, 65-80. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.