By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri

Larson, Charles M.

ISBN 10: 0962096326 / ISBN 13: 9780962096327

Published by Inst for Religious Research (edition Revised Edition), 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri
• Publisher: Inst for Religious Research (edition Revised Edition)
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0962096326
• ISBN 13: 9780962096327
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A survey of the controversy surrounding Mormon founder Joseph Smith's claim that he translated the Book of Abraham from an ancient Egyptian papyrus.

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The stage was finally set for resolving the long, puzzling story of the Book of Abraham papyri: the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic language had been deciphered by scholars, Joseph Smith's original papyri had been rediscovered and were available for study, and the three translation manuscripts pinpointed the specific fragment from which the Book of Abraham text had been taken, as well as providing a guide to how the Prophet related the Egyptian symbols to the English translation. All of the requirements for validation which both LDS Church apologists and the critics had insisted on for the last hundred years had been met. The question of whether or not Joseph Smith was telling the truth could at last be determined.