How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism. Like the book of mormon and the bible revision, both of which were dictated by. The religion of moses and the book of mormon religious. Translation of the bible jst and constitutes chapter one of the book of. Lds egyptologist doubts joseph smith translated the book. The book of mormon quotes joseph, who prophesied of moses by name. The earliest documented appearance of the biblical story of abraham in ancient egypt dates to the third century bc.
Instead, while he was using the king james version of the bible, the correct meaning or content was revealed to him, including extensive revelations of both enoch and moses that are not found in the king james version. The religion of moses and the book of mormon lauri hlavaty central to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and to the great work of the lord that has begun to roll forth is a community of believers who possess a sound knowledge of the scriptures. Both the book of mormon and the new testament allude to other. The mormon church hoped the book of abraham would vindicate. Thompson presented his reasons for concluding that joseph smith did not produce the book of abraham by translating it, as he claimed, from an egyptian papyrus scroll he had obtained in 1835. This is the autograph of moses, and these lines were written by his. Smith who had claimed to have translated the book of mormon from golden. Why doesnt the translation of the egyptian papyri found in 1967. His translation of the bible, parts of which are in the book of moses in the pearl of great price, was also done without having the original text before him.
The book originated with egyptian papyri that joseph smith translated. While translating the book of mormon, he used the urim and thummim rather than. And moses will i raise up, to deliver thy people out of the land of egypt 2 nephi 3. The ancient egyptian view of abraham by book of mormon. The book of abraham is a work produced between 1835 and 1842 by joseph smith based, he said, on egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition. The book of moses is an extract of several chapters from genesis in the joseph smith translation of the bible jst and constitutes one of. Mosess egyptian name, meaning child or son and rooted to the verb to. Since joseph claimed to have translated reformed egyptian to produce the book of mormon mormon 9. I noticed a connection between this verse from the book of moses. The revelation came to moses after his call to deliver the israelites from bondage in egypt moses 1.
It was at this time when the old testament or hebrew bible was translated into greek in the egyptian city of alexandria. Joseph smith translation and book of moses the church includes joseph smith matthew an extract from smiths revision of the gospel of matthew and the book of moses an extract from smiths revision of the book of genesis as part of the pearl of great price. His translation of the bible, parts of which are in the book of moses in the pearl. The book of moses explains the meaning of verse 5 in terms of the lds idea of a spiritual creation. Manuscript translation notes from joseph with egyptian symbols in the margins.
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