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I really need to get that quote. A friend is asking and I can't find it. I think you quoted SMith in the TImes and Seasons and had a picture of it....can ya help me out? Great information from Shulem. I cited that letter to James Bennet without noticing the significance of the mummy remarks. I know...

I decided to beat a dead horse (apparently) and put together an essay on the Book of Abraham . https://jason-abbott.medium.com/authenticating-the-book-of-abraham-a41d5cf14e8 BUMP! I just want to say that Jason's presentation and graphics seem stellar and a worthy reference. I've not read it all or ...

While empathy has its place I think a good thrashing from the likes of Christopher Hitchens has merit in the market place of ideas. I think you're right. Forceful arguments can be the right thing for someone already on the fence about their beliefs. And they're good fodder for apologist-to-apologis...

DP is essentially saying, “yes our religion may be evil but if you don’t believe in our religion then you have no moral grounds for condemning it as evil.” As some will be aware, this was a popular Reformed argument a few decades ago, sometimes called presuppositionalism . I was somewhat into it my...

That's great, Philo Sofee. Thanks for the remarks in your video. I'll keep following and contributing as I'm able.

P.S. I tried to comment on the video but get an error Comment failed to post that I haven't figured out yet.

Just curious, what prompted you to delve into this issue? Hi K Graham. Thanks for the comment. I have an Author's Note to mostly answer your question (quite understandable if you didn't scroll that far :D ). I can add a bit to that. I've never been LDS but grew up a devout Christian with a passion ...

Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑

Tue May 03, 2022 3:51 am

will be a great resource for many of us

That's great. I hope you're right. I was edified to work through it.

Philo Sofee wrote: ↑

Wed May 04, 2022 12:22 am

Welcome to the board, lookin forward to more discussion...

Thanks. I'll check out your live sessions!

Have you forgotten about D&C 7? I've never been a Church member so admit to knowing nothing. :) I only learned about the Book of Abraham stuff a couple months ago. So I'm grateful for your corrections. I have updated the wording to reflect the distinction you shared. After I've accumulated your cor...

Shulem wrote: ↑

Mon May 02, 2022 8:37 pm

The story of Egypt's making in chapter one of Joseph Smith's Book of Abraham is a farce!

To be concise (ha), I didn't address the book's content at all. Now that I see your work, so thorough and well-illustrated, I'm glad I didn't. There's nothing I can add to that.

I think I can address a couple comments by saying I meant to write in terms that were friendly to Church members ("authenticating", "prophet", etc.) for as far as possible through the essay. I tried to hold that perspective until the evidence made it impossible. Thank you Shulem for pointing out the...