How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism. The text in the book of abraham refers to the facsimile. One of the mainstream apologetics sites for mormonism that devout members stumble across or seek out is fairmormon usually referred to as fair. I stated the following on page 5 in the letter i sent to the ces director. 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.
Fairmormon faithful answers to criticisms of the lds church. Facsimile 1 from the book of abraham apologetics press. He talks about lds apologetics how lds members defend the book of abraham. Mormon and nonmormon egyptologists, and free download of a 240page book that. A seer, according to the book of mormon in mosiah 8. Book of abraham is so damning that the church and mormon apologists have been. Translation and historicity of the book of abraham university of.
Theyre mormon apologists whose life mission is to defend mormonism at all costs. Two pages later, in the history of the church, at the end of the same entry in which joseph smiths. 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. Much like the book of mormon, josephs translation of the book of abraham. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of abraham. Peterson as credible sources for supporting the authenticity of the book of abraham. Hence, joseph smith was able to translate the golden plates into the book of mormon.
It also examines mormon apologetic claims that other scrolls were possible sources for the book of abraham. These pages were written while the saints lived in kirtland, ohio, and were recorded in the general time frame. Critics say it is a work of fiction created by smith, while some mormon apologists. Among the early bookofabrahamrelatedmanuscripts that have survived from the days of joseph smith are a number of papers collectively referred to as the kirtland egyptian papers kep. These pages were written while the saints lived in kirtland, ohio, and were recorded in the general time frame that joseph was translating the book of abraham. 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. These two books were connected by the man who said he was divinely gifted as a translator. Book of abraham mormons in transition institute for religious. Like the claims of the old and new testaments, the mormon scriptures can be checked against the historical. Turning to the book of abraham itself, lds historian, general authority and scholar. The book of abraham is a book of lds scripture that joseph smith translated from a collection of ancient egyptian papyri the church purchased.
Mormonism also makes a number of historical claims. As a result, the book of abraham has been the source of significant controversy. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. Joseph smith, being the lords chosen instrument, became the prophet of the mormon church and held the office of seer. Hauglid surprisingly cites michael rhodes, john gee, william j. The mormon church hoped the book of abraham would vindicate joseph smith as a. All five chapters of the book of abraham, along with three illustrations now known. The mormon church hoped the book of abraham would vindicate joseph smith as a true prophet of god. Yeah sure, just as soon as mormon apologetics admit that the book of abraham is a fraudyour getting close to doing sobut come on just come clean and admit it. 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. Second, the critics do not deal with the issues arising from the book of abraham that latterday saints care about.
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