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| | #REDIRECT[[Assessment of Claimed Anachronisms in the Book of Abraham#"By His Own Hand, Upon Papyrus"]] |
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| ==Criticism==
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| ===Source(s) of the criticism===
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| * {{CriticalWork:Larson:By His Own Hand|pages=xxx}} {{nc}}
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| ==Introduction==
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| When the Prophet Joseph Smith published the first installments of the Book of Abraham in 1842, the caption in the Times and Seasons read as following:
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| :"A translation of some ancient Records that have fallen into our hands, from the Catacombs of Egypt, purporting to be the writings of Abraham, while he was in Egypt, called the Book of Abraham, written by his own hand, upon papyrus."
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| Kirtland Egyptian Paper (KEP) - A1 likewise has the following caption:
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| :“Translation of the Book of Abraham written by his own hand upon papyrus and found in the catacombs of Egypt.”_
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| The phrase “by his own hand upon papyrus” has drawn a number of investigative remarks. Critics have alleged that the phrase “by his own hand upon papyrus” must necessarily be indicating that Joseph Smith thought that the papyrus he obtained was written by the hand of Abraham himself. The problem, however, is that the papyri donʼt date to Abrahamʼs time. Critics have argued that this is, therefore, another point against Joseph Smith and the authenticity of the Book of Abraham.
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| However, LDS scholars have also explored this issue and have approached this issue from a number of perspectives. As I wish to demonstrate, there are two underlying LDS apologetic approaches that have been advanced in evaluating the significance of this phrase in the heading for the Book of Abraham. Regardless of which approach is correct, I shall also demonstrate that the assumptions of those critical of the authenticity of the Book of Abraham are unfounded in this regard.
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| ==Option #1: “By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus” as an Egyptian Title==
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| ==Conclusion==
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| ==Endnotes==
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| ==Further reading==
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| ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| {{BookofAbrahamWiki}}
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| ===FAIR web site===
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| {{BookofAbrahamFAIR}}
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| ===External links===
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| {{BookofAbrahamLinks}}
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| ===Printed material===
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| {{BookofAbrahamPrint}}
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| [[Category:Book of Abraham]]
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