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by Fence Sitter
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Why was the Book of Abraham written in Egyptian and not in Greek?
Replies: 34
Views: 3159

Re: Why was the Book of Abraham written in Egyptian and not in Greek?

fence sitter, I thought the idea was the book was written by Abraham who lived well before Greek had significant presence in Egypt. (Kishkumen, if that simple jump to a conclusion is wrong, please advise me.) Kishkumen has interesting observations about an Egyptian instead of a Canaanite family lan...
by Fence Sitter
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Why was the Book of Abraham written in Egyptian and not in Greek?
Replies: 34
Views: 3159

Re: Why was the Book of Abraham written in Egyptian and not in Greek?

Thanks Kishkumen, I also recommend Scott Trafton's Egypt Land on 19th century Egyptomania and Race. I do understand why Smith made such a claim. I should have been clearer in my OP. My remarks were directed at those who are still trying to defend Smith's claim that he translated the Book of Abraham ...
by Fence Sitter
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:56 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Why was the Book of Abraham written in Egyptian and not in Greek?
Replies: 34
Views: 3159

Why was the Book of Abraham written in Egyptian and not in Greek?

Michael Chandler showed up in Kirtland at the end of June 1835 with what remained of a larger collection of Egyptian mummies and papyrus rolls that he had been exhibiting and selling off throughout the United States. Upon his arrival, Joseph Smith examined the rolls and said that “one of the rolls c...
by Fence Sitter
Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Science is wrong sometimes, therefore anything is possible
Replies: 31
Views: 2116

Re: Science is wrong sometimes, therefore anything is possible

Shouldn't a religion that seeks to portray itself as the only true religion, avoid arguments that places it at the same level as all others?
by Fence Sitter
Wed Dec 27, 2023 3:48 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Violence in Early Mormonism - BYP Live Sunday
Replies: 3
Views: 1978

Re: Violence in Early Mormonism - BYP Live Sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ibyzG9Xoq0 Mormonish and Ron Yorgason are my guests on my live show Sunday, Dec. 17th. Come join us as we explore violence in early Mormonism, and see there is no difference between Mormons and other peoples. We are all human with failings after all, even though ide...
by Fence Sitter
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: First Pointless Thread
Replies: 7
Views: 3947

Re: First Pointless Thread

This guy isn't feeling well so he goes to his doctor. Doctor runs some tests and comes back with bad news. The guy has incurable cancer and only has 6 months to live. The distraught patient pleads with the doctor, "Please doctor I'll do anything, there must be some sort of clinical trials or treatme...
by Fence Sitter
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Shotgun Approaches to the Book of Abraham
Replies: 14
Views: 7135

Re: Shotgun Approaches to the Book of Abraham

Smith's facsimile explanations, that are somewhat close, can easily be explained by his what he learned though his conversations with Chandler.
by Fence Sitter
Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving to DMers!
Replies: 17
Views: 3577

Re: Happy Thanksgiving to DMers!

Happy T Day to all.
Special thanks to Shades for maintaining this board all these years.
by Fence Sitter
Fri Nov 10, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Why the lds help line? NOT to help bishops provide pastoral care, says Smac
Replies: 14
Views: 1700

Re: Why the LDS help line? NOT to help bishops provide pastoral care, says Smac

SMAC's defenses do more damage to his "clients' than any judicial ruling ever would do.