Tag Archives: Book of Abraham

An Existential Crisis?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

A guest post by Mike Turnlund. Being a non-Mormon and an outsider to the LDS faith has not kept me from studying the Latter-day Saint system of belief. I am not a seeker, as I already know Jesus Christ – … Continue reading →

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The Book of Abraham: A Mormon Conundrum

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

In early July (2014) the Mormon Church released a Gospel Topics essay on the translation and historicity of its controversial book of scripture known as the Book of Abraham. The essay has done nothing to quiet the controversy. At issue … Continue reading →

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Mormon Historian Responds to Tough Questions

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

On December 16, 2013 the reddit exmormon forum held an AMA (Ask Me Anything) Q&A with highly respected Mormon historian Richard Bushman. Following are a few forum-member questions, along with Dr. Bushman’s answers (in no particular order). You will also … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not a Mormon
Today’s Top 10 List (from LDS Scripture)
Part 1 of 2

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

“…king Mosiah had a gift from God…” (current edition); “…king Benjamin had a gift from God…” (1830 edition). This illustrates just one of many substantial changes made to the original Book of Mormon (the original was said to have been … Continue reading →

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A Bad Religious Theory

Posted on January 6, 2011 by setfree

Over at “Darwin’s God” is a link to a “survey of failed evolutionary predictions” – the website DarwinsPredictions.com. The featured article is a lengthy explanation of some predictions inherent in Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, and how they have failed. The … Continue reading →

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Indecent Exposure (Part 3 of 4)

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Andy Watson

Part 1 Part 2 For mature audiences only At the end of part 2 of our series we discussed the Mormon connection/similarity that is implied by Mormon intellectuals between the Mormon god and a pagan Egyptian god in Facsimile No.2, … Continue reading →

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Indecent Exposure (Part 1 of 4)

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Andy Watson

I would imagine that my reaction and thoughts were the same as most who are not members of the LDS Church when opening up The Book of Abraham for the first time: fascination and curiosity. Even Mormons might have the … Continue reading →

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Mormon Church Showcases Statement, “The Church does not stand or fall on the Book of Abraham”

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

On Tuesday, August 11th (2009) the “Authorized news web site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” (Church News) showcased a lecture given by John Gee, “an associate research professor of Egyptology at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute … Continue reading →

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The Lost Book of Abraham Now Available Online

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

“The Lost Book of Abraham is an award-winning documentary that investigates the remarkable claim that Mormon founder Joseph Smith translated a lost book of scripture from an Egyptian papyrus scroll he obtained in 1835. Hear the views of Mormon believers … Continue reading →

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