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Articles about Book of Abraham

Papyri translation and related documents	Timeline of events related to the Book of Abraham and Kirtland Egyptian Papers The method by which Joseph Smith produced the Book of Abraham Background and provenance of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers Purpose of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers Identity and nature of the papyrus in the Church's possession Why is the Book of Abraham text not on the papyri? When did the Church disclose that the Joseph Smith Papyri were an Egyptian funerary text? The facsimiles in the Book of Abraham
Relation to other texts	Did Joseph Smith plagiarize Thomas Dick's book The Philosophy of a Future State? Did Joseph Smith plagiarize a patriarchal blessing compiled by Oliver Cowdery? Did Joseph Smith plagiarize Genesis? Was Joseph Smith influenced by Thomas Taylor's translation of The Six Books of Proclus on the Theology of Plato? The Book of Abraham and the New Testament
Purported issues	The Book of Abraham written by Abraham's "own hand upon papyrus" Preservation of the Ancient Core of the Book of Abraham Kolob and the Book of Abraham Question: Why would God tell Abraham to lie about his wife Sarah? Question: What evidence does the Book of Abraham demonstrate to support its own antiquity? Alleged anachronisms in the Book of Abraham Listing of Publications on Controversies Surrounding the Book of Abraham from Official, Semi-Official, and Extra-Official Venues