Fairmormon faithful answers to criticisms of the lds church. The article has taken an onslaught of criticism from both nonlds and believing lds in the comments section at the interpreter site and other forums, for example mormon dialogue, mormon discussions, reddit, my facebook page, lds philosopher blog post. The book of abraham is a book of lds scripture that joseph smith translated from a collection of ancient egyptian papyri the church purchased. One of the mainstream apologetics sites for mormonism that devout members stumble across or seek out is fairmormon usually referred to as fair. These pages were written while the saints lived in kirtland, ohio, and were recorded in the general time frame. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of abraham. Mormon and nonmormon egyptologists, and free download of a 240page book that. Peterson as credible sources for supporting the authenticity of the book of abraham. Both lds and nonlds scholars agree the pieces of papyrus scroll we have today were those possessed by joseph smith and used to produce the book of abraham. I stated the following on page 5 in the letter i sent to the ces director.
Translation and historicity of the book of abraham university of. Theyre mormon apologists whose life mission is to defend mormonism at all costs. Joseph smith, being the lords chosen instrument, became the prophet of the mormon church and held the office of seer. The text in the book of abraham refers to the facsimile. Like the claims of the old and new testaments, the mormon scriptures can be checked against the historical. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of.
Hence, joseph smith was able to translate the golden plates into the book of mormon. Critics say it is a work of fiction created by smith, while some mormon apologists. Bad book of mormon apologetics lds church is true blog. He talks about lds apologetics how lds members defend the book of abraham. Two pages later, in the history of the church, at the end of the same entry in which joseph smiths. All five chapters of the book of abraham, along with three illustrations now known. In the second quote, he is referring to the book by his own hand upon papyrus by charles larson, which most mormons would consider an anti mormon book. Fairmormon is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing welldocumented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
It also examines mormon apologetic claims that other scrolls were possible sources for the book of abraham. A seer, according to the book of mormon in mosiah 8. The mormon church hoped the book of abraham would vindicate joseph smith as a. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism. As a result, the book of abraham has been the source of significant controversy. Mormonthink often takes issue with the way fair presents its information. Much like the book of mormon, josephs translation of the book of abraham. The mormon church hoped the book of abraham would vindicate joseph smith as a true prophet of god. Mormonism also makes a number of historical claims. Turning to the book of abraham itself, lds historian, general authority and scholar. Book of abraham is so damning that the church and mormon apologists have been. Hauglid surprisingly cites michael rhodes, john gee, william j.
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