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An Introduction to the Book of Abraham

John Gee
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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Historical Overview
  • Joseph Smith and the Papyri
  • Contents of the Book of Abraham
  • The Egyptian View of Abraham
  • The Ancient Owners of the Papyri
  • The Contents of the Joseph Smith Papyri
  • The Relationship of the Book of Abraham Text to the Papyri
  • Historical Authenticity
  • The Book of Abraham in the Ancient World
  • The Abrahamic Covenant
  • Abrahamic Astronomy
  • The Preexistence
  • The Creation
  • The Facsimiles
  • Doctrinal Debris of the Book of Abraham
  • The Role of the Book of Abraham in Latter-day Saint Scripture
  • Frequently Asked Questions

About the Book

When the Book of Abraham was first published to the world in 1842, it was published as “a translation of some ancient records that have fallen into [Joseph Smith’s] hands from the catacombs of Egypt, purporting to be the writings of Abraham while he was in Egypt, called ‘The Book of Abraham, Written by his Own Hand, upon Papyrus.’” The resultant record was thus connected with the papyri once owned by Joseph Smith, though which papyrus of the four or five in his possession was never specified. Those papyri would likely interest only a few specialists—were the papyri not bound up in a religious controversy. This controversy covers a number of interrelated issues, and an even greater number of theories have been put forward about these issues. Given the amount of information available, the various theories, and the variety of fields of study the subject requires, misunderstandings and misinformation often prevail. The goal with the Introduction to the Book of Abraham is to make reliable information about the Book of Abraham accessible to the general reader.

ISBN 978-1-9443-9406-6

Published in 2017

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