The book of abraham largely follows the biblical narrative but adds important. The content of the book of abraham, which joseph worked on for seven years, is essentially 100% accounted for by his use of five 19th century sources. First, the book of abraham tells us about abrahams young adulthood and his desire to follow in the footsteps of the great patriarchs and to hold the priesthood of god. The evidence is thoroughly detailed in an insiders view of mormon origins, chapter 1. Commentary on the book of abraham not the mormon book of abraham. Much of abraham s story is given us in the bible, but the book of abraham in the pearl of great price gives us important added insight. Watch new book of abraham video crossposted from pearl of great price central. Michael rhodes, lds associate research professor in ancient scripture at byu. This passage is the only one found in any mormon scripture that bars a particular lineage of people from holding the priesthood. A most remarkable book evidence for the book of abraham fulllength video. In this video i discuss joseph smiths procurement of egyptian papyri and mummies in july 1835 and explore the documents he produced while translating what he called the book of abraham. What is the story on the book of abraham of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. Joseph smith in 1835 purchased an ancient egyptian papyrus found in mummy wrapping acquired by michael.
By taking an evidential approach to christian and mormon scripture, i confirmed. Thus, two out of four years of scripture study are spent on the bible. The church encourages everyone to study the teachings of the ancient prophets and of the savior. Previous use these detective skills to investigate the evidence for god video. New video explores the historical believability of the book of. Speaking of the translation of the book of mormon, the lord said, you cannot write. Includes commentary from those who are experts in egyptology. Also appears on the video, the lost book of abraham. Having faith in and through the book of mormon brant gardner duration. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. What became of the papyrus scrolls that the book of abraham was translated from. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism.
The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. The book of abraham issues translation problems mormonthink. Joseph smith in 1835 purchased an ancient egyptian papyrus found in. Did joseph smith translate from ancient egyptian papyri. Hebrew, the king james version of the bible, and the book of abraham. Another misconception is that mormons have replaced the bible with the book of mormon, which some friends of other faiths have nicknamed the mormon bible. Some evidence suggests that joseph studied the characters on the egyptian. This book of scripture is important to members of the church of jesus. The books were readily available to joseph in the nauvoo library. Taylor halverson and tyler griffin teaching in their video series. For readers interested in the textual history of the book of abraham, the. Scripture at brigham young university, commented in the journal byu studies.
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