Item Detail
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33176
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21
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English
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The Pure Language Project
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Journal of Mormon History
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October 2023
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49
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4
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1-44
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"This article... suggest[s] that the ELD [Egyptian Language Documents] were not a new project that began in 1835 but part of an ongoing project that may best be referred to as the 'pure language' project that started in 1832, with roots as early as 1827, which was aimed to produce a more efficient form of communication that would reflect the cosmic scope of the newly restored gospel and the role of the priesthood in that cosmos. More specifically, we will demonstrate the textual and documentary relationship between the extant Book of Mormon characters (1827), the 'Pure Language' documents (1832 and 1835), and the ELD (1835). The relationship between these documents enables a fresh look at two of the most detailed and important parts of the ELD: the Egyptian Alphabet and the Grammar and Alphabet. We will call this the 'pure language project' to represent its purpose and origins. This also leads to interesting comparisons with the Grammar and Alphabet and the earliest Book of Abraham manuscripts. We will examine each of these documents individually and then make conclusions about them at the end of the article." [Authors]
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An Introduction to the Book of Abraham
Approaching Antiquity : Joseph Smith and the Ancient World
Assessing the Joseph Smith Papyri : An Introduction to the Historiography of their Acquisitions, Translations, and Interpretations
. . . By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus : A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri
Event or Process? How “the Chamber of Old Father Whitmer” Helps Us Understand Priesthood Restoration
From Manuscript to Printed Page : An Analysis of the History of the Book of Commandments and Revelations
"Git Them Translated" : Translating the Characters on the Gold Plates
In Heaven as It Is on Earth : Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death
Joseph Smith and Kabbalah : The Occult Connection
Joseph (Smith) in Egypt : Babel, Hieroglyphs, and the Pure Language of Eden
Joseph Smith’s Translation : The Words and Worlds of Mormonism
Journals, Volume 3 : May 1843-June 1844
Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity
Revelation, Text, and Revision : Insight from the Book of Commandments and Revelations
The "Caractors" Document : New Light on an Early Transcription of the Book of Mormon Characters
The Dependence of Abraham 1:1-3 on the Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar
The Hor Book of Breathings : A Translation and Commentary
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 1: July 1828-June 1831
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations : Manuscript Revelation Books (Facsimile Edition)
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 4 : Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts
The Secular Binary of Joseph Smith's Translations