Why is the list of purported anachronisms in the Book of Mormon continually getting smaller? If it was written by Joseph Smith, wouldn’t it look clumsier over time rather than being proved stronger?

Since the publication of the Book of Mormon, it has been criticized for including anachronisms, which are things we would not expect at such a time or place. However the list of anachronisms has been continually getting smaller as we discover more about the Near East and Mesoamerica, such as: horses, elephant, barley, wheat, silk, linen, metallurgy, brass, iron, steel, golden plates, metal plates, warfare, armor, weapons and wheels.

Wouldn’t we expect the Book of Mormon to look less plausible over time if Joseph Smith had made it up himself? Why are we seeing the opposite?

See:

• Michael R. Ash – Anachronisms: The Wrong Things at the Wrong Time

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