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| + | |claim=The author claims that the Joseph Smith papyri "has absolutely nothing to do with Abraham or anything Joseph claimed in his translation for the Book of Abraham." The letter then analyzes Facsimile 1, the "lion couch" scene, which Joseph claimed represented an attempt to sacrifice Abraham. | ||
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| + | *Another "lion couch" scene has been discovered which actually includes Abraham's name. See John Gee, [https://www.lds.org/ensign/1992/07/research-and-perspectives-abraham-in-ancient-egyptian-texts?lang=eng Research and Perspectives: Abraham in Ancient Egyptian Texts] on lds.org (July 1992) | ||
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| + | [[File:Lion.couch.scene.with.abrahams.name.Leiden.Papyrus.I.384.jpg|800 px]] | ||
====The Charles Larson restoration of Facsimile 1==== | ====The Charles Larson restoration of Facsimile 1==== | ||
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The Book of Abraham. An inspired translation of the writings of Abraham. Joseph Smith began the translation in 1835 after obtaining some Egyptian papyri. The translation was published serially in the Times and Seasons beginning March 1, 1842, at Nauvoo, Illinois.
—Introduction, Pearl of Great Price (2013 edition). off-site
The "Lion Couch" scene in Facsimile 1
The Charles Larson restoration of Facsimile 1
Thomas Dick's Philosophy of a Future State