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*[[/Missing portions|'''Missing portions of the facsimiles''']]—The facsimiles in the Joseph Smith papyri contain some missing sections. Before the facsimiles were published, the missing sections were filled in. Critics charge that the sections that were filled in are incorrect, and that this proves that Joseph Smith was not a prophet. | *[[/Missing portions|'''Missing portions of the facsimiles''']]—The facsimiles in the Joseph Smith papyri contain some missing sections. Before the facsimiles were published, the missing sections were filled in. Critics charge that the sections that were filled in are incorrect, and that this proves that Joseph Smith was not a prophet. | ||
*[[/Lion couch|'''Abraham and the lion couch''']]—Critics claim that Abraham has never been associated with the lion couch vignette such as that portrayed in Facsimile #1 of the Book of Abraham. | *[[/Lion couch|'''Abraham and the lion couch''']]—Critics claim that Abraham has never been associated with the lion couch vignette such as that portrayed in Facsimile #1 of the Book of Abraham. | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 19 November 2009
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- Missing portions of the facsimiles—The facsimiles in the Joseph Smith papyri contain some missing sections. Before the facsimiles were published, the missing sections were filled in. Critics charge that the sections that were filled in are incorrect, and that this proves that Joseph Smith was not a prophet.
- Abraham and the lion couch—Critics claim that Abraham has never been associated with the lion couch vignette such as that portrayed in Facsimile #1 of the Book of Abraham.