FAIR Study Aids/Book of Abraham

History

• Introduction to Book of Abraham Manuscripts (Joseph Smith Papers)

Overview

• High resolutions photographs of the known existing Joseph Smith Papyri (Joseph Smith Papers)
• Kerry Muhlestein, "Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: A Faithful, Egyptological Point of View" (Religious Educator)
• John Gee, "Formulas and Faith" (Maxwell Institute)
• John Gee, "Book of Abraham, I presume" (FAIR)
• Book of Abraham Wiki Entries (FAIR)
• John Gee, "A guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri" (Maxwell Institute)
• Paul Y. Hoskisson, "Where Was Ur of the Chaldees?" (BYU Religious Studies Center)
• Kevin L. Barney, "The Facsimiles and Semitic Adaptation of Existing Sources" (Maxwell Institute)

Chapter 1

Text (LDS.org)

• Abraham 1:1 "In the land of the Chaldeans"
• Abraham 1:2 "peace and rest"
• Abraham 1:2 "prince of peace"
• Abraham 1:6 "god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt"
  • Kevin L. Barney, "On Elkenah as Canaanite El" (Maxwell Institute)
• Abraham 1:7 "sacrifice of the heathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols"
• Abraham 1:7 "The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh"
• Abraham 1:8 "Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the alter which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children"
• Abraham 1:9 "unto the god of Pharaoh, and also unto the god of Shagreel, even after the manner of the Egyptians."
• Abraham 1:9 "Now the god of Shagreel was the sun."
• Abraham 1:10 "Potiphar's Hill, at the head of the plain of Olishem"
  • John Gee, "A Tragedy of Errors" (Maxwell Institute)
  • Daniel C. Peterson, and Matthew Roper, "Ein Heldenleben? On Thomas Stuart Ferguson as an Elias for Cultural Mormons" (Maxwell Institute)
  • Daniel C. Peterson, "Mormonism as a Restoration" (Maxwell Institute)
• Abraham 1:11 "Now, this priest had offered upon this altar three virgins at one time... ...These virgins were offered up because of their virtue; they would not bow down to worship gods of wood or of stone, therefore they were killed upon this altar, and it was done after the manner of the Egyptians."
  • John Gee, "Egyptian Society during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty" (Maxwell Institute) (This may be the wrong time period, need to read it.
  • John Gee, and Kerry Muhlestein, "An Egyptian Context for the Sacrifice of Abraham" (Maxwell Institute)
• Abraham 1:12 "and that you may have a knowledge of this altar, I will refer you to the representation at the commencement of this record."
• Abraham 1:13 "It was after the form of a bedstead, such as was had among the Chaldeans, and it stood before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmakrah, Korash, and also a god like unto that of Pharaoh, king of Egypt"
• Abraham 1:14 "which manner of figures is called by the Chaldeans Rahleenos, which signifies hieroglyphics."
• Abraham 1:15 "and the Lord hearkened and heard and filled me with the vision of the Almighty, and the angle of his presence stood by me, and immediately unloosed my bands;"
  • Mark Alan Wright, ""According to Their Language, unto Their Understanding": The Cultural Context of Hierophanies and Theophanies in Latter-day Saint Canon" (Maxwell Institute)
• Abraham 1:17 "the god of Elkenah"
• Abraham 1:18 "and I will take thee, to put upon thee my name, even the priesthood of thy father"
• Abraham 1:20 "Behold, Potiphar's Hill was in the land of Ur, of Chaldea."

Chapter 2

Text (LDS.org)

Chapter 3

Text (LDS.org)

Chapter 4

Text (LDS.org)

Chapter 5

Text (LDS.org)

Facsimile 1

(Facsimile 1)

Facsimile 2

Image and Explanation (LDS.org)

• Fig. 1: "The measurement according to celestial time, which celestial time signifies one day to a cubit."
  • Hollis R. Johnson, "One Day to a Cubit," [1]

Facsimile 3

(Facsimile 3)