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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
- 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