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- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: DCP’s never ending list of meeting famous people
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8378
Re: DCP’s never ending list of meeting famous people
DCP has met me.
- 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.
Special thanks to Shades for maintaining this board all these years.
- 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.