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==Production of the Book of Abraham== | ==Production of the Book of Abraham== | ||
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===The Joseph Smith Papyri=== | ===The Joseph Smith Papyri=== | ||
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===Plagiarism accusations=== | ===Plagiarism accusations=== | ||
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==Content of the Book of Abraham== | ==Content of the Book of Abraham== | ||
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===Evidences of the Book of Abraham=== | ===Evidences of the Book of Abraham=== | ||
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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].]] | [[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].]] | ||
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Production of the Book of Abraham
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Timeline
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Joseph Smith Papyri
Plagiarism accusations
Book of Abraham plagiarism accusations
Summary: ;Critics claim that contemporary sources were used by Joseph Smith as sources for the Book of Abraham.- Genesis—
Brief Summary: The Book of Genesis as a source for the Book of Abraham (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Josephus—
Brief Summary: The writings of Josephus as a source for the Book of Abraham (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Philosophy of a Future State—
Brief Summary: Thomas Dick's Philosophy of a Future State as a source for the Book of Abraham (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Genesis—
Content of the Book of Abraham
Astronomy
Astronomy and the Book of Abraham
Evidences of the Book of Abraham
Evidence for antiquity
Summary: What did the Book of Abraham get right that Joseph couldn't have known?
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.
Video
| The Book of Abraham: Dealing with the Critics, Michael Rhodes, 2003 FAIR Conference |
- Part 1: The Book of Abraham: Dealing with the Critics
- Part 2: The Book of Abraham: Dealing with the Critics
- Part 3: The Book of Abraham: Dealing with the Critics
| ABCs of the Book of Abraham, Michael Ash, Kevin Barney, 2004 FAIR Conference |
- Part 1: ABCs of the Book of Abraham
- Part 2: ABCs of the Book of Abraham
- Part 3: ABCs of the Book of Abraham
- Part 4: ABCs of the Book of Abraham
- Part 5: ABCs of the Book of Abraham
- Part 6: ABCs of the Book of Abraham
| Authentic Ancient Names & Words in the Book of Abraham & Related Kirtland Egyptian Papers, John Tvedtnes, 2005 FAIR Conference |
- Part 1: Authentic ancient names in the book of Abraham
- Part 2: Authentic ancient names in the book of Abraham
- Part 3: Authentic ancient names in the book of Abraham
- Part 4: Authentic ancient names in the book of Abraham
- Part 5: Authentic ancient names in the book of Abraham
- Part 6: Authentic ancient names in the book of Abraham
| Book of Abraham 201: Papyri, Revelation, and Modern Egyptology, Mike Ash, 2006 FAIR Conference |