2,600 years ago, a band of desert travelers huddled against the sandy blasts of the Arabian peninsula. They clutched in their arms a metallic book they had risked all to obtain and then fled the region to preserve it against the impending doom of Babylonian invasion. This treasured text would become the source material for the book of scripture that today ranks second only to the Bible within the annals of Christian literature.

Yet that ancient brass book wasn't the only treasure to emerge from the sands of the Near East. Years after the publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830, a cascade of newly discovered apocryphal texts have appeared like voices "crying from the dust" to bear witness of the truth and authenticity of that Holy Writ.

With these miraculous new sources in hand, independent researcher Jonah Barned uses paleography and philology to reconstruct the content of Lehi's brass plates. His research prompts questions tat transcend the academic and piece its divine origins:

• Which books were on the brass plates stolen by Lehi in 597 BC?
• Can we read them today?
• Who corrupted the Old Testament canon and how much?
• Who was Lucifer, and why does the Bible say so little about him?
• Who was Eve, and why are the Christian creeds so hard on women?
• Who was the prophet Abinadi? Where did he come from?
• How did the prophet Isaiah die? Who killed him and why?
• Who murdered the Prophet Jeremiah and why?
• Why is the Book of Mormon Messianic while the Bible is Mosaic?
• Do the apocrypha support the authority of the Bible or the Book of Mormon, or both?
• Do anti-Mormons believe Joseph Smith was a time-traveler, because they cannot explain his impossible advance knowledge?

Filled with unique parallels and scriptural insights from the apocryphal works, The Key to the Keystone will unlock the Book of Mormon and change your view of the mission of Jesus Christ and, given the author's unique style, it might even make you chuckle along the way.

6+ hours of bonus videos can only be accessed via QR codes in the book, the author discusses every chapter and shares bonus material that was not included in the text of the book.