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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 Facsimile 1.

Production of the Book of Abraham

The Joseph Smith Papyri

Plagiarism accusations

The following contemporary sources are claimed by various critics to be sources for the Book of Abraham.

Template:Detail/Genesis For a detailed response, see: /Josephus and The writings of Josephus as a source for the Book of Abraham For a detailed response, see: /Plagiarism accusations/Thomas Dick's Philosophy of a Future State as a source for the Book of Abraham

Content of the Book of Abraham

Hitting the target

What did the Book of Abraham get right that Joseph couldn't have known?

For a detailed response, see: Evidence for antiquity

Astronomy

Video

The Book of Abraham: Dealing with the Critics, Michael Rhodes, 2003 FAIR Conference
ABCs of the Book of Abraham, Michael Ash, Kevin Barney, 2004 FAIR Conference
Authentic Ancient Names & Words in the Book of Abraham & Related Kirtland Egyptian Papers, John Tvedtnes, 2005 FAIR Conference
Book of Abraham 201: Papyri, Revelation, and Modern Egyptology, Mike Ash, 2006 FAIR Conference