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Class # 12 Book of Abraham - Coggle Diagram
Class # 12 Book of Abraham
the origin of the book of abraham
main concepts
god has so ordered it
inspired translation of the things God wants us to know
Chronology
Antonio Lebolo
an italian archaeologist/treasure seeker who discovers a collection of mummies and papyrus docs in Egypt 1822
Michael Chandler
takes. mummies to new york city to hopefully sell in a display tour
goes on a circus tour with the mummies so those who couldn't travel could see mummies
he came to meet joseph smith because he heard he could translate ancient texts
joseph knew that they needed to buy these
mr. chandler would only sell the bundled deal
70,000 dollars in today money
pit tomb 33
believed to be the tomb where these mummies were found
dozens of mummies were found near pit tomb 33
stacked on top of each other
mummies
bitchumen- natural aspalt to keep together
mum- mummia
JS scrolls are described to have this black substance on them
sarcophagus
like russian dolls
papyrus
ancient form of paper, feathery plant
grew on river banks
you'd dampen it, then press it
durable writing material, doesn't break, creates long scrolls
afterlife
huge part of their story and life
confess sins to show virtuous
heart on one part of balance scale and feather of mott
pyramid texts (old kingdom)
book of the dead- papyrus texts (new kingdom)
tomb wall painting
hypocephalus
small disk put under the mummies head
to protect the diceased
represented the eye of
rah
joseph's possesion of objects
joseph used urim and thumum
created a grammar and alphabet of ancient text
many many pages of manuscripts
two scrolls of papyrus
JOSEPH DIES
joesph's mother inherited them, emma smith recieved the objects, the mummies were destroyed in the great Chicago fire. Some ended up in the MET
seven fragments were recovered by the church
the POGP was not published when Joseph died
translation possibilities
joseph translated directly from the plates
joseph translated from revelation
joseph translated through a vision
The papyri
created much later than abraham
copies of copies of copies or passed down through generations
non canonical abrahamic texts
testament of abraham
apocalypse of abraham
