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*Edward H. Ashment, ''The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Abraham: A Critical Review,'' Salt Lake City: Resource Communications, 1993. | *Edward H. Ashment, ''The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Abraham: A Critical Review,'' Salt Lake City: Resource Communications, 1993. | ||
*Charles M. Larson, ''By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri,'' 2nd ed., Grand Rapids, MI: Institute for Religious Research, 1992. | |||
*Jerald and Sandra Tanner, "Solving the Mystery of the Joseph Smith Papyri," ''Salt Lake City Messenger'' 82 (September 1992): 1–12. | *Jerald and Sandra Tanner, "Solving the Mystery of the Joseph Smith Papyri," ''Salt Lake City Messenger'' 82 (September 1992): 1–12. | ||
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Criticism
The Egyptian papyri Joseph Smith used to translate the Book of Abraham have been found and translated, and they don't match the text of the Book of Abraham. They are instead a collection of Egyptian funerary documents known as the Book of Breathings.
Source(s) of the criticism
- Edward H. Ashment, The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Abraham: A Critical Review, Salt Lake City: Resource Communications, 1993.
- Charles M. Larson, By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri, 2nd ed., Grand Rapids, MI: Institute for Religious Research, 1992.
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner, "Solving the Mystery of the Joseph Smith Papyri," Salt Lake City Messenger 82 (September 1992): 1–12.
Response
Conclusion
Further reading
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide: Book of Abraham
External links
- John Gee, "Abracadabra, Isaac and Jacob", FARMS Review of Books 7/1 (1995): 19–84