Item Detail
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32130
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English
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Fantasy and Reality in the Translation of the Book of Abraham
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Interpreter : A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
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2021
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42
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Provo, UT
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Interpreter Foundation
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127-170
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"The volume editors of The Joseph Smith Papers Revelations and Translations : Volume 4 propose a theory of translation of the Book of Abraham that is at odds with the documents they publish and with other documents and editorial comments published in the other volumes of the Joseph Smith Papers Project. Two key elements of their proposal are the idea of simultaneous dictation of Book of Abraham Manuscripts in the handwritings of Frederick G. Williams and Warren Parrish, and Joseph Smith’s use of the so-called Alphabet and Grammar. An examination of these theories in the light of the documents published in the Joseph Smith Papers shows that neither of these theories is historically tenable. The chronology the volume editors propose for the translation of the Book of Abraham creates more problems than it solves. A different chronology is proposed. Unfortunately, the analysis shows that the theory of translation of the Book of Abraham adopted by the Joseph Smith Papers volume editors is highly flawed." [Article Abstract]
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Documents, Volume 4: April 1834-September 1835
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Period I : History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, by Himself
Joseph Smith Papers : Histories, 1832-1844, Vol. 1
Journals, Volume 3 : May 1843-June 1844
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 5 : October 1835–January 1838
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 9 : December 1841–April 1842
The Joseph Smith Papers : Journals, Volume 1 : 1832–1839
The Joseph Smith Papers : Journals, Volume 2 : December 1841-April 1843
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 1 : Manuscript Revelation Books
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 2 : Published Revelations
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 4 : Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts
Timing the Translation of the Book of Mormon : “Days [and Hours] Never to Be Forgotten”
Wilford Woodruff's Journals
Writing to Zion : The William W. Phelps Kirtland Letters (1835-1836)