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32003
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English
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The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri : A Complete Edition
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Signature Books
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"This book marks the publication of the first, full translation of the so-called Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri translated into English. These papyri comprise 'The Breathing Permit of Hor,' 'The Book of the Dead of Ta-Sherit-Min,' 'The Book of the Dead Chapter 125 of Nefer-ir-nebu,' 'The Book of the Dead of Amenhotep,' and 'The Hypocephalus of Sheshonq,' as well as some loose fragments and patches. The papyri were acquired by members of the LDS Church in the 1830s in Kirtland, Ohio, and rediscovered in the mid-1960s in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. They served as the basis for Joseph Smith’s 'Book of Abraham,' published in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842 and later canonized. As Robert K. Ritner, Professor of Egyptology at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, explains : 'The translation and publication of the Smith papyri must be accessible not merely to Egyptologists but to non-specialists within and outside of the LDS religious community for whom the Book of Abraham was produced.' Dr. Ritner provides not only his own original translations but gives variant translations by other researchers to demonstrate better the 'evolving process' of decipherment. He also includes specialized transliterations and his own informed commentary on the accuracy of past readings. 'These assessments,' he notes, 'are neither equivocal nor muted.' At the same time, they do not have a 'partisan basis originating in any religious camp.'" [Book Abstract]
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Charisma under Pressure: Joseph Smith, American Prophet, 1831–1839
Council, Chaos, and Creation in the Book of Abraham
“From the Catecombs of Egypt” : Latter-day Saint Engagement with Ancient Egypt and the Contest of Religious Identity
Joseph Smith’s Use of Pseudo- Intralingual and Intersemiotic Translation in the Creation of the Mormon Canon : The Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Book of Abraham
Let's Talk About the Book of Abraham
Prophets, Pagans, and Papyri: The Jews of Greco-Roman Egypt and the Transmission of the Book of Abraham
The Bible and the Latter-day Saint Tradition (book)
The Neglected Facsimile: An Examination and Comparative Study of Facsimile No. 3 of the Book of Abraham -
Joseph Smith's Identification of 'Abraham' in Papyrus JS 1, the 'Breathing Permit of Hor',
Line Upon Line : Essays on Mormon Doctrine
Lucy's Book : A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir
No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet
The Breathing Permit of Hor : A Translation of the Apparent Source of the Book of Abraham
The Dating of the Papyri Joseph Smith I, X and XI and Min Who Massacres His Enemies
The Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham : A Reappraisal
The Mormon Vanguard Brigade of 1847 : Norton Jacob's Record
The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846 : A Documentary History
The Original Length of the Scroll of Hor
The Words of Joseph Smith : The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph