Examining Facsimile One from the Book of Abraham

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According to the Documentary History of the Church (DHC) 2:235, it was on July 3, 1835 when Michael Chandler "came to Kirtland (OH) to exhibit some Egyptian mummies." According to the record, "There were four human figures, together with some two or more rolls of papyrus covered with hieroglyphic figures and devices." Chandler's display so intrigued the Mormons living in Kirtland that they told the traveling showman how their prophet, Joseph Smith, had the ability to translate the papyri...

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[AviatorBJP]

I echo thejizzman99's response: a broken clock is still tells you the right time twice a day. As for the mean spiritedness of "anti-mormons:" ANY and I mean ANY critisism of the LDS church, big or small, appearantly makes someone an "evil anti-mormon." The church just plays the hurt feelings card way too often whenever someone tries honest skeptical inquiry.

[ccheng21]

he got nothing right. Joseph smith, like L.Ron Hubbard was just making shit up.

[Zahav007]

I am not anti-Mormon. I was baptised into the LDS church in '08. Recently I have found out and have gotten to know too many alarming things about the belief system in the church. The people of the Church are not evil by any means, they are kind gentle spirits. I just can not follow a man built upon a church which has more holes in it than Swiss Cheese. If you can not translate-something correctly as a prophet how could I ever trust any other works. On top of this Joseph Smith was a Mason. 

[IExposeMormonism]

The Abraham Papyrus is an absurd fraud and easily disproved. An embarrassment to the Hierarchy . This joke is what Joe conjured up out of his perception of Real Egyptian. He was wrong 100% of the time! Statistically significant but in the wrong direction. So, how much error is there in the Book of Mormon, translated from non existent "reformed" Egyptian for which not a scintilla of evidence exists. And translated with the plates outside and his head in his hat with his pet rock!?

[MrMFHORN]

Get back in the shed.

[Nomiss9]

I look forward to the day when most people realize the Jewish/Christian Bible isn't really that different from Joseph Smith's texts.

[hammerogod]

ht tp : / / en . wiki pedia . org / wiki / Book _ o f_ Abraham

Just remove the spaces until you get a valid URL.

Thanks

[Ahashdah]

@AviatorBJP What you're really saying, there, is not that "the church plays the hurt-feelings card" but that the TOP FIFTEEN YO-YOs play the hurt-feelings card: because, when the top leader dogs "feel" a certain way, the rest of the church members just plain get on board with it! ("They ARE good followers, after all, in following, following, following the yellow-brick road of the Morm Corporate Hierarchy)

And, up pops Oaks & reinforces that notion by saying, "DON'T criticize THE BRETHREN..."

[Ahashdah]

As a follow-up to this vid, people like that young EltonJThe would do well to view the video "Mormonism Disproved in less than 3 minutes". It summarizes, nicely, the point that THIS video is making.

Now, with this NEW INFORMATION (which is "new" to you mormons), go into your West Valley City, Utah ...er, "woods"...and pray, now! Do as James 1:5 asks, you mormon hypocrites! You won't do that, though! You got your entire social system to lose, if you do....you spineless cowards!

[Ahashdah]

@EltonJThe...Here you are, in a "classroom", young man. LEARN!

Don't close your eyes, when new information is presented to you. Your little missionaries expect others to consider the "new information" that is presented to THEM: why don't you go & do likewise? (lest you prove yourself to be the hypocrite that you really are!)

Let's see. How does it go, for a typical mormn? You say in your heart "One standard for U, and a different one, for me"...

There's NEW INFO 4 U, here, hypocrite!

[EltonJThe]

@Ahashdah At least I asked, and I'm no longer ignorant. How about yourself?

[Ahashdah]

@EltonJThe To use the words of Willy Bill Clinton, "You're a funny f***er, aren't you!"