MCB wrote:Have you ever read Vern Swanson's Dynasty of the Holy Grail: Mormonism's Sacred Bloodline? Thesis: Joseph Smith descended for JC. Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy rejoined the separated genetic lines. Interesting premise but when I tried to trace his footnotes back, they really didn't lead anywhere.
Did you read that as a TBM? I took a look at internet information, and decided that it wasn't worth reading. Am waiting on Mike Quinn's books on related issues.
Q: Is there any Jewish DNA among the purest of LDS royalty?
No, not as a TBM. I'm only interested in what the early members thought, I don't think there is any Jewish DNA among even the impure LDS royalty. And Swanson certainly doesn't show it.
Is there a connection between English Israelite-ism and Mormonism, the question just keeps buzzing in my head? It seems to pop up here and there at the edges and I keep wondering if there is more to it (not in a literal sense) but in terms of what the old timers thought they were about.
Somewhere between Jesus in England and Jesus in America, the redeemer nation, Jerusalem in England and in Jackson County, there has to be some sort of connection. But then again, maybe not.
Swanson isn't worth what I paid for it (although the photo plates are quite lovely). I've tried to mine the footnotes but not found much of value.
I didn't know Quinn was working on something related. Thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye out for it.
In the mean time, here's another round of Jerusalem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRHWT6xdEUI love bombastic patriotic music.