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[[File:IE_Jan1968_cover.jpg|thumb|300 px|right|Cover of the January 1968 issue of the ''Improvement Era'', the Church's official magazine of the time. Note the color photograph of the recovered [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/abr/fac_1 Facsimile 1].]]
=Production of the Book of Abraham=
==The Joseph Smith Papyri==
*[[/Joseph Smith Papyri|Joseph Smith Papyri]]
**[[/Joseph Smith Papyri/Kirtland Egyptian Papers|Kirtland Egyptian Papers]]
==Plagiarism accusations==
The following contemporary sources are claimed by various critics to be sources for the Book of Abraham.
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**[[/Genesis|Genesis]]
**[[/Josephus|Josephus]]
**[[/Thomas Dick|''Philosophy of a Future State'']] by Thomas Dick


=Content of the Book of Abraham=
The Book of Abraham is a translation of Egyptian papyri that Joseph Smith began in 1835. The Book claims to contain the writings of Abraham. Latter-day Saints regard the Book of Abraham as scripture and have incorporated it into their scriptural canon.
==Hitting the target==
What did the Book of Abraham get right that Joseph couldn't have known?


{{Detail|/Evidence for antiquity|l1=Evidence for antiquity}}
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==Astronomy==
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*[[/Astronomy|Astronomy and the Book of Abraham]]
**[[/Astronomy/Kolob-Sun|Relationship between Kolob and the Sun]]
**[[/Astronomy/Revolution Time|Revolution Time]]


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Latest revision as of 20:17, 5 December 2025

Book of Abraham

The Book of Abraham is a translation of Egyptian papyri that Joseph Smith began in 1835. The Book claims to contain the writings of Abraham. Latter-day Saints regard the Book of Abraham as scripture and have incorporated it into their scriptural canon.

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Articles about Book of Abraham
Papyri translation and related documents
Relation to other texts
Purported issues


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