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English
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The Ascension of Abraham: A Mortal Model for the Climb to Exaltation
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Religious Educator
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2022
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23
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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"In order to understand Abraham in mortality, in the second act of a play performed in a theater on telestial terrain, we of course turn to scripture. Specifically, we will scrutinize select segments of the largest scriptural Abrahamic corpus of material, which is the primary focus of our study (Genesis 12–25), in an attempt to uncover a heavenly staircase as a pattern of one who strove for perfection. At the same time, we will cite the Book of Abraham, which not only sheds light on Abraham’s mortal sojourn (Abraham 1–3) but also provides a glimpse of act 1, where we encounter a premortal Abraham (3:22–23). We will also review act 3, which provides us with a view of a postmortal, deified Abraham (see Doctrine and Covenants 132:37)." [Author]