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| | Book of Abraham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The text of the book of Abraham provided justification for important Mormon doctrines, including the exaltation of man, plurality of gods (which some compare to polytheism), priesthood, and pre-mortal existence. | | | Of the four carvings of the Book of Abraham facsimiles that were printed, most Mormon scholars believe the earliest is the most accurate reproduction of the original vignette (the one used between 1928 and 1978 being the least accurate and likely based on fragments that were damaged after the church purchased the documents). | | | One example is the phrase "Ur of the Chaldees," which many scholars now believe was added in the Book of Genesis and Book of Jasher at a later date than when the original text was written (and that the error is perpetuated in the Book of Abraham). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Abraham
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| | Book of Mormon - Doctrinal Parallels |
| | Similarly, the Book of Abraham states that Abraham's fathers worshipped the heathen gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and the god of Pharaoh. | | | Abraham's kin would not turn away from their idol worship, and the heathen priests placed Abraham on an altar to be sacrificed. | | | Joseph's new teachings were directly opposed to the Book of Mormon and the early revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants. |
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http://www.mormonstudies.com/doctrn2.htm
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| | Book of Abraham Papyri prove Joseph Smith was a false prophet. |
| | After all, he was supposed to be a prophet and have the abilities of a Seer as the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham supposedly proved. | | | This would then prove the truth of the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham and would vindicate Joseph Smith as a true prophet of God. | | | But, the Mormons, in defense of the sacred book, maintained that the Facsimiles alone were not sufficient to prove that Joseph Smith was erring in his translating abilities. |
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http://www.carm.org/lds/ldspapyri.htm
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| | Welcome to www.bookofabraham.com / Information on Mormonism |
| | This website is devoted to the idea that the "Book of Abraham," recognized as holy scripture by the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints (the Mormons), is not what it purports to be. | | | Using the pretext of "translating" the Book of Abraham text from old Egyptian papyrus fragments, Smith introduced bold, new theological elements to the Mormon religion. | | | The LDS church can't change the fact that the Book of Abraham has come under attack from the scientific community as a fraudulent translation. |
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http://www.bookofabraham.com
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| | Book of Abraham Links |
| | Notes on the Book of Abraham - Taken from Introduction to the Pearl of Great Price and Its Teachings, Copyright The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church Schools. | | | Part 1 deals with Larson's idea that holy scripture such as the Book of Abraham is suposed to be could not in any way be connected with pagan documents such as the Joseph Smith Papyri. | | | These are links to online documents which discuss the Book of Abraham as an ancient text from an LDS perspective. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2671/Abraham.html
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| | The Book of Abraham: Divinely Inspired Scripture - FARMS Review |
| | Instead, Phelps and Parrish seemed to have copied down the text of the book of Abraham and were then attempting to correlate that translation with some of the scrolls in the Church's possession. | | | The books found in the Old Testament Apocrypha are examples of these kind of writings. | | | One of the major problems with all anti-Mormon efforts to disprove the divine origin of the book of Abraham is that they never look at the book of Abraham itself. |
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http://www.farmsresearch.com/display.php?id=93&table=review
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| | LDS FAQ: The Truth About the Book of Abraham, Part 1 |
| | To understand whether the tiny Book of Abraham is an authentic ancient text, one should deal with the text itself rather than the purported (and still unspecified) methods that generated it (and do it thoughtfully and prayerfully, preferably after having examined the Book of Mormon). | | | The story of the Book of Abraham is complex and enigmatic, but in a nutshell, after completing the translation of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith received some ancient papyri from a find in Egypt. | | | Michael Rhodes, "The Book of Abraham: Divinely Inspired Scripture," Review of Books on the Book of Mormon, Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 4 (1992): 120-126. |
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http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_Abraham.shtml
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| | Papyri & Book of Abraham Articles, Analysis & Reviews |
| | This article shows that the Book of Abraham mentioning the sacrifice of virgins because of political situations in Egypt is a genuine historical phenomenon that is nowhere in the Bible or other literature available to Joseph Smith, yet he deftly and correctly places it in the correct setting in ancient history. | | | This article shows how anciently this concept was understood by the Jews, yet strangely the coherent understanding of this Council was left out of the scriptures, with only tatters of remnants in the Bible only recently recognized as a Council of the Gods, by Bible scholars. | | | Abraham is not on the Lion Couch as Joseph Smith claimed, it is Osiris |
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http://www2.ida.net/graphics/shirtail/papyri.htm
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| | Book of Abraham |
| | Joseph Smith declared that the Book of Mormon was "the most correct of any book on earth" (History of the Church 4:461). | | | The Most Correct Book: Why the Book of Mormon Is the Keystone Scripture | | | Notes on the Sons of Horus, by John Gee |
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http://farms.byu.edu/publications/bookofabraham.php?selection=abr&cat=boa
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| | The Mormon Book of Abraham |
| | The Book of Abraham is a book in the Mormon Scripture the Pearl of Great Price. | | | In the Mormon Book of Abraham Abraham's fathers worshipped Egyptian idols while Abraham obtained the priesthood of God. | | | Then the Book of Abraham is no barrier to all honest, informed people believing Mormon truth. |
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http://www.biblequery.org/OtherBeliefs/Mormonism/BookOfAbraham.htm
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| | LDS Egyptologist Thompson Comments on IRR book 'by his own hand upon papyrus' |
| | "In the entry on the facsimiles from the Book of Abraham in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, we are told that the prophet's explanations of each of the facsimiles accord with present understanding of Egyptian religious practice. | | | "First, it is of vital importance to note that the originals of these facsimiles of the Book of Abraham were created for a specific purpose to provide for the successful transition to the afterlife of the deceased. | | | Because he's essentially fundamentalist in his approach to the Bible and that appears in there as well. |
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http://www.irr.org/mit/thompson.html
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| | Abr. 1 |
| | Abraham seeks the blessings of the patriarchal order—He is persecuted by false priests in Chaldea—Jehovah saves him—Origins and government of Egypt reviewed. | | | Behold, I will lead thee by my hand, and I will take thee, to put upon thee my name, even the Priesthood of thy father, and my power shall be over thee. | | | them, and to destroy him who hath lifted up his hand against thee, Abraham, my son, to take away thy life. |
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http://scriptures.lds.org/abr/1
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| | BOOK OF ABRAHAM |
| | Joseph Smith was a true prophet and the BoA is a true story written by the hand of Abraham on papyrus long ago. | | | The Lord revealed to Joseph Smith the lost story of Abraham by means of papyri that fell into the prophet's hands and by revelation the original work of Abraham was restored. | | | Hence, the production of the book was brought about by spiritual means using symbolism coupled with inspiration as the driving force. |
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http://www.myegyptology.net/file/id3.htm
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| | Solving the Mystery of the Joseph Smith Papyri |
| | At the beginning of the handwritten manuscript of the Book of | | | (Book of Abraham Symposium, LDS Institute of Religion, Salt | | | from which he translated the Book of Mormon. |
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http://mcu.edu/library/abraham.htm
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| | Amazon.com: The Book of Abraham: Books: Marek Halter |
| | As we pass from generation to generation, we encounter literally hundreds of men and women who can trace their heritage to the first Abraham of the Scroll. | | | Take a spiritual journey: A guide by K. | | | Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,042 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books) |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592640397?v=glance
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| | The Book of Abraham Project® |
| | The known sources of Joseph Smith's public teachings are gathered here. | | | A Joseph Smith Commentary on the Book of Abraham second edition is available now for download. |
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http://www.boap.org
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| | The Lost Book of Abraham video - Video Clips |
| | In 1966 the Metropolitan Museum in New York City quietly approached the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with news that it had in its archives ancient Egyptian papyrus manuscripts that once belonged to Mormon prophet Joseph Smith — manuscripts long thought to have been destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871! | | | But discrepancies in the copied illustrations were an early clue to Egyptologists that the Mormon prophet may not have understood the ancient Egyptian language. | | | Robert Ritner, associate professor of Egyptology at the University of Chicago was commissioned to do a complete translation of the scroll Joseph Smith identified as a lost book of Abraham. |
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http://www.bookofabraham.info/VideoClips.htm
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| | The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. |
| | We have always felt the collector should have an attainable goal; that is, a selective list of books which would offer what is considered to be the most authoritative and best written works on the subject. | | | You, the collector, can make your own rules: you may acquire these books for reading pleasure only, or you may wish to assemble a collection of first and limited editions, perhaps adding manuscript material as well. | | | With the exception of a few revised editions, we have only cited the first (in some cases there is only one) trade edition of each book. |
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http://www.alincolnbookshop.com/html/bibliographies.htm
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