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Church leadership traditionally described the Book of Abraham straightforwardly as "translated by the Prophet [Joseph Smith] from a papyrus record taken from the catacombs of Egypt", [78] and "Some have assumed that hieroglyphs adjacent to and surrounding facsimile 1 must be a source for the text of the book of Abraham". [63]
In the Book of Abraham facsimile #1 and in Abraham 1:15, an angel is depicted as saving Abraham from being sacrificed. Biblical scholars argue that the concept of an " Angel " as benevolent semi-divine beings as portrayed in the Book of Abraham did not develop in Judaism until the post-exilic period .
A comparison of the Book of Abraham facsimiles with these other documents indicates that, although the Book of Abraham Facsimile No. 1 (derived from JSP I) is unique, [142] [143] these differences are not significant enough to indicate that they are anything other than a representation of an Egyptian re-animation scene from the Book of ...
The most complete manuscript with 5 leaves comprising Abraham 1:1–2:18. William W. Phelps and Warren Parrish: July–November 1835: 1 Book of Abraham Manuscript and Explanation of Facsimile I [34] 29 cm × 19 cm (11.4 in × 7.5 in) Written in Nauvoo, 13 leaves comprising Abraham 1:1–2:18. Willard Richards: February 1842: Explanation of ...
This scroll is widely believed by scholars in and outside the LDS Church to be the scroll to which the Book of Abraham was ascribed by Joseph Smith. This is based on the inclusion of Facsimile #1 (JSP I) and #3 from this scroll in the Book of Abraham, and titled by Joseph Smith as "from the Book of Abraham". [5]
Facsimile Number 1 from the Book of Abraham: an alternate woodcut which was printed in the 1851 edition of the Pearl of Great Price. The Book of Abraham is an 1835 work produced by Joseph Smith [4] who said it was based on Egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition.
This is the last entry that mentions translating until March 1842. Based on textual evidence it is believed that Abraham 1:1 through Abraham 2:18 was translated at this point. [40] 26 Nov 1835 Kirtland, Ohio Originally found in 1835–1836 Journal Thursday 26th at home, we spent the day in transcribing Egyptian characters from the papyrus. [39]
Facsimile No. 1 from the Book of Abraham Extant papyri showing original vignette considered the source of Facsimile 1. Note the lacuna, or missing portions of the vignette. The Book of Abraham differs from the other Mormon sacred texts in that some of the original source material has been examined by independent experts.