In this video, i will discuss the claims of hugh nibley in the 1970s and john gee and kerry muhlestein more recently that the book of abraham did not come from the breathing permit of hor but. The information in this video is what made me conclude that the book of abraham is a fraud. This awardwinning documentary film investigates the story behind a volume of mormon scripture called the book of abraham. It is evident that the writings of abraham while he was in egypt, of which our printed book of abraham is a copy, must of necessity be older than. Sefer elijah or the book of elijah was first published in an anthology of midrashic texts in salonika in 1743. The lds church still includes the book of abraham as part of their canonized scripture. The lost book of jasher hebrew voices nehemiaswall.
His book was republished four times by the year 1905. Includes color photos of the surviving joseph smith papyri, articles by mormon and nonmormon egyptologists, and free download of a 240page book that surveys the history of the book of abraham controversy. The scrolls were purchased from itinerant michael chandler for a hefty sum, and palmed off by smith on his gullible congregation as a lost work by abraham. The information presented in this dvd is quite accurate, however. The book of abraham is a work produced between 1835 and 1842 by joseph smith based, he said, on egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition.
The above donut chart shows percentages of the book of abraham section of letter to a ces director that fairmormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on if one assumes that fairmormons undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, fairmormon agrees with 90. Smith was killed in 1844, and the scrolls were thought to have been destroyed in the great chicago fire of 1871, but in 1966, they turned up in the metropolitan museum of art at new york. The lost book of abraham 2002 video company credits. These pages were written while the saints lived in kirtland, ohio, and were recorded in the general time frame that joseph was translating the book of abraham. The first book of adam and eve also called the conflict of adam and eve with satan. Three angels visit abraham 18 a son promised to sarah. The lost book of abraham is an awardwinning documentary that investigates the remarkable claim that mormon founder joseph smith. This compelling documentary visits prominent egyptologists and scholarsboth mormon and nonmormonin an attempt to uncover the truth about this fascinating episode in. This awardwinning documentary film investigates the story behind a volume of mormon. The lost book of abraham visits prominent egyptologists and other scholars both mormon and nonmormon to learn the truth behind this fascinating episode in mormon history. An introduction to the book of abraham religious studies. Additionally, please see the first minute of the video titledapostle jeffery holland interview on bbc television in the videos section to see the apostles interview with bbc television regarding the translation.
A range of articles and resources to assist the investigation of joseph smiths controversial claim that he discovered and translated a lost record of the biblical patriarch abraham. Mormon handbook the book of abraham since abraham lived before moses, who authored the torah the first five books of the old testament, it would make the papyrus older than the book of genesis. A journal of mormon thought, spring, 1995 by his own hand upon papyrus. The testament of abraham the lost books of the bible. The lost book of abraham is a documentary film that investigates one of the books in the canon of mormon scripture called the book of. If you want to be informed about the book of abraham, this video is not the place to start. For a wellproduced video on the book of abraham, please visit my videos page to play the lost book of abraham video. According to smith, the book comprised ancient records.
After the fire, however, it was believed that all the papyri sources for the book had been lost. The lost book of abraham is a documentary film that investigates one of the books in the canon of mormon scripture called the book of abraham. This version of the text was subsequently reprinted by adolph jellinek, ed. In the explanation thier are al sorts of things pertaining to god, kolob, oliblish.
The lost book of abraham is an awardwinning documentary film that investigates one of the books in the canon of mormon scripture called the book of abraham. This compelling documentary visits prominent egyptologists and scholarsboth mormon and nonmormonin an attempt to uncover the truth about this fascinating episode in mormon history. This page deals primarily with the question of the source of the book of abraham now available online at. The lost book of abraham video 2002 release info imdb. Stenhouse published his book, the rocky mountain saints. A full and complete history of the mormons, which republished deverias study of the book of abraham facsimiles. How to request a complimentary copy of the lost book of. When i learned about the book of abraham, and the fraudulent claims made by the church, i lost complete faith in mormonism. Abraham to become a father of many nations 18 abram renamed abraham 5 covenant of circumcision 914 sarai renamed sarah 1517 son isaac promised 1827 18. Investigating a remarkable mormon claim dvd since it denounces long held beliefs about this book of lds scripture contained in the pearl of great price. It is thoroughly documented that the mormon religion was founded by a con man. For additional information about the joseph smith papyri and the book of abraham. Among the early book of abraham relatedmanuscripts that have survived from the days of joseph smith are a number of papers collectively referred to as the kirtland egyptian papers kep.
Critical appraisal of the book of abraham wikipedia. The lost book of abraham video 2002 company credits imdb. The lost book of abraham video 2002 plot summary imdb. The producers also obviously took tremendous care in writing the script so as not to unduly offend the lds people. The lost book of abraham visits prominent egyptologists and other scholars both mormon and nonmormon. The lost book of abraham documentary not only gets the facts right with regard to this story, but tells this fascinating tale in an utterly captivating and professional way. I just cannot recommend this documentary more highly. Institute for religious research 2002 usa dvd see also. The story is that mormon founder joseph smith translated it from an. Lot visited by angels 111 lot and his family urged to leave 1222. In this video i discuss joseph smiths procurement of egyptian papyri and mummies in july 1835 and explore the documents he produced.
The lost book of abraham was produced by the institute for religious research in cooperation with grooters productions for more information on the book of abraham. The lost book of abraham retells the story of josephs amazing discovery, and investigates the veracity of his translation. When the book of abraham was first published to the world in 1842, it was published as a translation of some ancient records that have fallen into joseph smiths hands from the catacombs of egypt, purporting to be the writings of abraham while he was in egypt, called the book of abraham, written by his own hand, upon papyrus. Truth of the book of abraham part 7 the lost papyrus theory.
The lost book of abraham investigating a remarkable mormon. Truth of the book of abraham part 7 the lost papyrus. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Part 3, ancient records offer new support for the book of abraham, looks at some. Evidences of the divine authenticity of the book of abraham bonus features duration.
Real video streaming windows media streaming movie mpg download listen and watch as joseph smith describes translating a lost book of abraham from an egyptian papyrus scroll he purchased from a traveling antiquities dealer. The lost book of abraham full video institute for religious reseach. The book of abraham is an 1835 work produced by latter day saints lds movement founder joseph smith that he claimed were translated from egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition. The lost book of abraham investigating a remarkable mormon claim. He used jsp xi and jsp x for the text of the book of abraham, and he used the lost papyri containing the drawing he later called facsimile no. And finally, smith inserted the drawing he later called facsimile no. The story is that mormon founder joseph smith translated it from an ancient egyptian papyrus scroll he purchased from an antiquities dealer in 1835. The tanakh mentions a book called sepher hayashar, which seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth thousands of years ago. The book of abraham is a book of lds scripture that joseph smith translated from a collection of ancient egyptian papyri the church purchased. Production companies 1 distributors 1 production companies. Present day controversy that rages around the authenticity of the scriptures and how human life began on this planet must pause to consider the adam and eve story. Smith was killed in 1844, and the scrolls were thought to have been destroyed in the great chicago fire of 1871, but in 1966, they turned up in the metropolitan museum of. The book of abraham was first published in 1842 by joseph smith, founder of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I see the facsimile from the book of mormon and it looks egyptian.
Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. According to smith, the book was a translation of some ancient records. Abraham lived the measure of his life, nine hundred and ninetyfive years, and having lived all the years of his life in quietness, gentleness, and righteousness, the righteous one was exceeding hospitable. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The lost book of abraham christian research institute. The video the lost book of abraham is a documentary by the institute for religious research on a piece of lds scripture found within the pearl of great price known as the book of abraham.
President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. Unbeknownst to most, abel combs still owned several papyri. Part 2 deals with the content of the book and joseph smiths comments on three egyptian drawings that have been attached to the published book of abraham. I can certainly understand the defensive reactions of members of the lds church toward the lost book of abraham. In this video, i will discuss the claims of hugh nibley in the 1970s and john gee and kerry muhlestein more recently that the book of abraham. The lost book of abraham retells the story of joseph smiths amazing discovery, and investigates the veracity of his translation. I am indebted for the content presented in this video to the. In this episode of hebrew voices, the lost book of jasher, nehemia gordon speaks with israel prize winner and the worlds foremost expert on the book of jasher, prof.