The information presented in this dvd is quite accurate, however. The papyrus fragments believed to contain the book of abraham were lost for decades in the great chicago fire. This awardwinning documentary film investigates the story behind a volume of mormon. However, in 1966 several fragments of the papyri were found in the archives of the metropolitan museum of art in new york and in the lds church archives. Part 3, ancient records offer new support for the book of abraham, looks at some. Rather, moses and joshua were ogs contemporaries, and as the lost book of king og progresses, the unmistakable fact that their intermingled narratives are destined, or rather ogs soon approaching doom, is made known. The lost book of abraham investigating a remarkable mormon claim.
The information in this video is what made me conclude that the book of abraham is a fraud. The lost book of abraham delves into the mystery behind the egyptian papyrus scroll that smith translated and claimed was a lost book of abraham. The lost book of abraham full video institute for religious reseach. Lost book of abraham video by luke wilson, rebuttal by kerry shirts sunday, 02 may 2010 11. The ones listed in this book which are in the orthodox bible are 2 chronicles which also includes the prayer of manasseh, tobias also known as the book of tobit, judith, wisdom also known as the wisdom of solomon, sirach also known as the wisdom of sirach, and the epistle of jeremiah. Among the early book of abraham relatedmanuscripts that have survived from the days of joseph smith are a number of papers collectively referred to as the kirtland egyptian papers kep. I can certainly understand the defensive reactions of members of the lds church toward the lost book of abraham. Free pdfs downloads all of the apocryphal books of the. The book of abraham was first published in 1842 by joseph smith, founder of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. According to smith, the book comprised ancient records. The lost book of abraham video 2002 plot keywords imdb.
The story is that mormon founder joseph smith translated it from an ancient egyptian papyrus scroll he purchased from an antiquities dealer in 1835. Investigating a remarkable mormon claim dvd since it denounces long held beliefs about this book of lds scripture contained in the pearl of great price. Part 2 deals with the content of the book and joseph smiths comments on three egyptian drawings that have been attached to the published book of abraham. Critical appraisal of the book of abraham wikipedia. The lost book of abraham mormonism research ministry.
John grooters and given the production values of those free religious videos you have to call an eighthundred number to order. The producers also obviously took tremendous care in writing the script so as not to unduly offend the lds people. The book of abraham is an 1835 work produced by latter day saints lds movement founder joseph smith that he claimed were translated from egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition. The lost book of abraham retells the story of joseph smiths amazing discovery, and investigates the veracity of his translation. He used jsp xi and jsp x for the text of the book of abraham, and he used the lost papyri containing the drawing he later called facsimile no. If you want to be informed about the book of abraham, this video is not the place to start. Free video of the book the super gospela harmony of nearly all the early gospels into a single super gospel, consisting of over 100 different sources. It looks like we dont have any plot keywords for this title yet. Real video streaming windows media streaming movie mpg download listen and watch as joseph smith describes translating a lost book of abraham from an egyptian papyrus scroll he purchased from a traveling antiquities dealer. The book of abraham is the stakeintheheart of the lds organizations claims regarding joseph smith as a prophet. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. The lost book of abraham is a documentary film that investigates one of the books in the canon of mormon scripture called the book of abraham.
In this video i discuss joseph smiths procurement of egyptian papyri and mummies in july 1835 and explore the documents he produced. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. A range of articles and resources to assist the investigation of joseph smiths controversial claim that he discovered and translated a lost record of the biblical patriarch abraham. Egyptologist michael rhodes discusses the problems with the antimormon video, lost book of abraham in his 2003 fair conference address. Stenhouse published his book, the rocky mountain saints.
When i learned about the book of abraham, and the fraudulent claims made by the church, i lost complete faith in mormonism. The testament of abraham the lost books of the bible. This compelling documentary visits prominent egyptologists and scholarsboth mormon and nonmormonin an attempt to uncover the truth about this fascinating episode in mormon history. The lost book of abraham investigating a remarkable mormon. The book of abraham narrative clearly demonstrates the manner in which the lds church works diligently to massage or reinterpret inconvenient facts to continue to defend its most extraordinary truth. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The lost book of abraham was produced by the institute for religious research in cooperation with grooters productions for more information on the book of abraham. The lost book of abraham visits prominent egyptologists and other scholars both mormon and nonmormon to learn the truth behind this fascinating episode in mormon history. The lost book of abraham video 2002 plot summary imdb. The lost book of abraham video 2002 company credits imdb. The lost book of abraham is a documentary film that investigates one of the books in the canon of mormon scripture called the book of.
Includes color photos of the surviving joseph smith papyri, articles by mormon and nonmormon egyptologists, and free download of a 240page book that surveys the history of the book of abraham controversy. The book of abraham papyri were thought to have been lost in the 1871 great chicago fire. Even though i reserve the rights to this book for the purposes of controlling its content. The lost book of abraham christian research institute. The scrolls were purchased from itinerant michael chandler for a hefty sum, and palmed off by smith on his gullible congregation as a lost work by abraham.
For additional information about the joseph smith papyri and the book of abraham online. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. Lost book of abraham video by luke wilson, rebuttal by. The above donut chart shows percentages of the book of abraham section of letter to a ces director that fairmormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on if one assumes that fairmormons undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, fairmormon agrees with 90. The lost book of abraham is an awardwinning documentary that investigates the remarkable claim that mormon founder joseph smith translated a lost book of scripture from an egyptian papyrus scroll.
The orthodox study bible has extra books included in its list of old testament books. They are now referred to as the joseph smith papyri. Well put together, with a host of objective scholars, it lays out the case against the mormon claim that this work is of abraham. Instead it is a common funery document with literally thousands of exemplars. These pages were written while the saints lived in kirtland, ohio, and were recorded in the general time frame that joseph was translating the book of abraham. This page deals primarily with the question of the source of the book of abraham now available online at. This awardwinning documentary film investigates the story behind a volume of mormon scripture called the book of abraham. The lost book of abraham dvd can be ordered from this website in english, chinese, spanish, or tagalog. The lost book of abraham documentary not only gets the facts right with regard to this story, but tells this fascinating tale in an utterly captivating and professional way. Up next how we got book of abraham part 7 of 9 duration. A journal of mormon thought, spring, 1995 by his own hand upon papyrus. The lds church still includes the book of abraham as part of their canonized scripture.
It is thoroughly documented that the mormon religion was founded by a con man. And finally, smith inserted the drawing he later called facsimile no. F or many mormons, an examination of the book of abraham and its true history becomes the most significant stumbling block to joseph smiths claim as a prophetic translator of ancient languages. Smith was killed in 1844, and the scrolls were thought to have been destroyed in the great chicago fire of 1871, but in 1966, they turned up in the metropolitan museum of.
His book was republished four times by the year 1905. Abraham lived the measure of his life, nine hundred and ninetyfive years, and having lived all the years of his life in quietness, gentleness, and righteousness, the righteous one was exceeding hospitable. The lost book of abraham is an awardwinning documentary that. A full and complete history of the mormons, which republished deverias study of the book of abraham facsimiles. The lost book of abraham is an awardwinning documentary film that investigates one of the books in the canon of mormon scripture called the book of abraham. The lost book of abraham video 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The book of abraham is a book of lds scripture that joseph smith translated from a collection of ancient egyptian papyri the church purchased.
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