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==Production of the Book of Abraham==
 
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|summary=A timeline of events related to the Book of Abraham and Kirtland Egyptian Papers
 
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|summary=Critics claim that the Book of Abraham's claim to have been written by Abraham's "own hand upon papyrus" is falsified since the papyrus dates to after the Abrahamic period.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Joseph Smith Papyri
 
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|summary=Joseph Smith had in his possession three or four long scrolls, plus a hypocephalus (Facsimile 2). Of these original materials, only a handful of fragments were recovered at the Metropolitan Museum. The majority of the papyri remains lost, and has likely been destroyed.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Joseph Smith Papyri/Kirtland Egyptian Papers
 
|subject=Kirtland Egyptian Papers
 
|summary=The Kirtland Egyptian Papers (KEP) are a collection of documents written by various individuals, mostly dating to the Kirtland period of Church history (early- to mid-1830s), constituting some sort of study documents relating to the Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Joseph Smith Papyri/Facsimiles
 
|subject=Facsimilies
 
|summary=In the Book of Abraham, Joseph included three facsimiles of illustrations from the papyri, along with commentary about what the images and their individual parts represented. A number of criticisms relate to the three facsimiles associated with the Book of Abraham.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations
 
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|summary=;Critics claim that contemporary sources were used by Joseph Smith as sources for the Book of Abraham.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations/Genesis
 
|subject=Genesis
 
|summary=The Book of Genesis as a source for the Book of Abraham
 
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|summary=The writings of Josephus as a source for the Book of Abraham
 
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|subject=Philosophy of a Future State
 
|summary=Thomas Dick's ''Philosophy of a Future State'' as a source for the Book of Abraham
 
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==Content of the Book of Abraham==
 
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|subject=Astronomy and the Book of Abraham
 
|summary=The Book of Abraham makes several references to astronomy which draw criticism. These articles address specific issues related to Book of Abraham astronomical concepts.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Astronomy/Kolob-Sun
 
|subject=Relationship between Kolob and the Sun
 
|summary=The Book of Abraham states that “the sun [is said] to borrow its light from Kolob through the medium of Kae-e-vanrash, which is the grand Key, or, in other words, the governing power (Abraham Fac 2,Fig 5),” while astrophysics has shown that “The Sun shines ... because of thermonuclear fusion. It does not get its light from any other star.”
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Astronomy/Revolution Time
 
|subject=Revolution Time
 
|summary=Critics of Mormonism claim that "LDS doctrine regarding astronomy is permeated with references to time being measured, or 'reckoned' according to a star's or planet's rate of rotation. Furthermore, this 'reckoning of time' is a prime distinguisher in terms of 'greatness.' From the standpoint of modern cosmology, this makes no sense at all. Rates of rotation are largely arbitrary, and of little comment or concern from a fundamental point of view."
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Kolob
 
|subject=Kolob
 
|summary=What is Kolob? I've heard that Mormons believe God lives there.
 
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|link=Book of Abraham/Why would Abraham lie
 
|subject=Why would Abraham lie?
 
|summary=ritics ask, "Why God would encourage Abraham & Sarah to lie in Abraham 2:24? Isn't lying a sin according to the 10 commandments? Why did God tell Abraham and Sarah to lie when 2 Nephi condemns liars to hell?"
 
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==Evidences of the Book of Abraham==
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|summary=What did the Book of Abraham get right that Joseph couldn't have known?
 
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[[File:IE_Jan1968_cover.jpg|thumb|300 px|right|Cover of the January 1968 issue of the ''Improvement Era'', the Church's official magazine of the time. Note the color photograph of the recovered [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/abr/fac_1 Facsimile 1].]]
 
  
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The Book of Abraham is "an inspired translation of the writings of Abraham. Joseph Smith began the translation in 1835 after obtaining some Egyptian papyri."<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/introduction Introduction], Pearl of Great Price.</ref> "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embraces the book of Abraham as scripture. This book [is] a record of the biblical prophet and patriarch Abraham."<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham "Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham,"] Gospel Topics Essays, ChurchofJesusChrist.org.</ref>
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Book of Abraham


The Book of Abraham is "an inspired translation of the writings of Abraham. Joseph Smith began the translation in 1835 after obtaining some Egyptian papyri."[1] "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embraces the book of Abraham as scripture. This book [is] a record of the biblical prophet and patriarch Abraham."[2]

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