Does Egyptian papyri prove Joseph Smith made up the Book of Abraham?! Ep. 82

The Book of Abraham is undoubtedly one of the most controversial aspects of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church). Joseph Smith, the first Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ, claimed the Book of Abraham was translated from some (not all) ancient Egyptian papyrus he had in his possession. A good portion of that papyri was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire, but some fragments remain. What remains does not translate to anything within the Book of Abraham. What gives? In this episode, Dave outlines a few ways people handle this topic.

Transcript of this episode and possibly additional notes on our website: https://bit.ly/3jv0fBc
The Church’s gospel topics essay on this subject: https://bit.ly/39VSIVZ
“Formulas and Faith,” by John Gee: https://bit.ly/36okUAD
Quentin Barney’s thesis and comparative study of Facsimile 3: https://bit.ly/3aY75KB
Some of Jeff Lindsay’s work on this subject: https://bit.ly/2wrFti4
PearlofGreatPriceCentral.com has fantastic, in depth research on this: https://bit.ly/39WT2DR
I highly recommend the following literature:
“A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri,” by John Gee.
“An Introduction to the Book of Abraham,” by John Gee.
“The Pearl of Greatest Price,” by Terryl Givens, with Brian Hauglid.

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