Jan 24, 2020 3 rhodes, the hor book of breathings, 24. Rhodes s translation, transliteration, and commentary on the tshemmin book of the dead. Farms, 2005, books of the dead belonging to tshemmin and neferirnub. Also, michael rhodes fascinating article, the joseph smith hypocephalus. The god of elkenah in hieroglyphs and in the book of abraham i we are not coming to terms with the pearl of great price as we might, unless by its study we also magnify our view of the ancients and, thereby, open astonishing paths of discovery see hugh nibley and michael rhodes. Peterson have argued that the geocentric universe described in abraham 3 can be explained on the basis that abraham is describing the visible heavens and not the entire universe. Michael dennis rhodes born 1946 is an associate professor of ancient scripture emeritus, formerly at brigham young university byu. The god of elkenah in hieroglyphs and in the book of abraham. Three facsimiles are published with the text of the book of abraham in the pearl of great price. A translation and commentary, by michael rhodes provo, ut. He is an associate research professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university. Rhodes, teaching the book of abraham facsimiles, religious educator 4, no. Translation of the hor book of breathings by michael d.
This is the cow ihet mentioned in chapter 162 of the book of the dead, which should be drawn on a piece of new papyrus to make a hypocephalus. Why doesnt the translation of the egyptian papyri found in 1967. It is now included in the pearl of great price, one of the books that members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints consider scripture in addition to the bible, the book of mormon, and the doctrine and covenants. Facsimile 3 has always been the most neglected of the three facsimiles in the book of abraham. Rhodes critical edition of the hor book of breathings is an excellent piece of scholarship.
A response, fair conference 2003 typescript available through fairmormon entitled, the book of abraham. Thoughts on the book of abraham religious studies center. Ward moody, on the other hand, suggest that there is harmony between the astronomy. Rhodes and other defenders of the book of abraham contend that the scroll joseph smith translated parts of which have survived papyri joseph smith ixix could have been a much later copy of the manuscript originally penned by abraham, which would account for the fact that it dates to only the 2nd century b. To give a feel for the importance of the papyri and the rhodes volume i will quote from two letters written by the leaders of the church and an account written by dr. The star gods of the book of abraham sign in to follow this. Sheshaq name of several pharaohs of egypt xxi dynasty, who lived much later than the time of abraham. Jeremy runnells and the book of abraham rational faiths. Abraham refers to a picture in the text of the book of abraham abr.
The fact that the church and its apologists are now moving away from its 180yearold claim and teaching of a literal physical translation of the book of abraham over to a its really revelation instead catalyst theory is a powerful testament indeed of just how damning the physical evidence is against the book of abraham and joseph smiths. Unfortunately, most of what has been said about this facsimile is seriously wanting at best and highly erroneous at worst. Rhodes, one eternal round, the collected works of hugh nibley. However, it was actually the book of abraham published in 1878 that omitted the words. Facsimile 3 and book of the dead 125 book of mormon. The star gods of the book of abraham general discussions. Rhodes 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. It is now included in the pearl of great price, one of the books that members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormons consider scripture in addition to the bible, the book of mormon, and the doctrine and covenants. While the book of abraham refers to kolob as a star, it also refers to planets as stars, and therefore, some lds apologists as associate research professor michael david rhodes who know nothing, consider kolob to be a planet. Why doesnt the translation of the egyptian papyri found in. Rhodes uses petersons work as his main source for detailing this history. Teaching the book of abraham facsimiles religious studies center. Jun 20, 20 michael rhodes, a mormon egyptologist, gave a lecture in 2003 critiquing the irr video the lost book of abraham.
The damning evidence is there for anyone to evaluate. Typescript available through fairmormon entitled, the book of abraham. Michael dennis rhodes born 1946 is an associate professor of ancient scripture emeritus. First of all, from paleographic and historical considerations, the book of breathings papyrus can reliably be dated to around a. An examination and comparative study of facsimile no.
Seventeen years ago i published a translation and commentary of facsimile 2 of the book of abraham. 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. Alatterday saint scholars such as hugh nibley, michael rhodes, kerry muhlestein, larry morris, brian hauglid, jared ludlow, and others have noted parallels between the testament of abraham and the book of abraham see here. Apr 10, 2008 egyptologist michael rhodes discusses the problems with the antimormon video, lost book of abraham in his 2003 fair conference address. Reconstruction designated as part of the book of abraham. Church of jesus christ of latterday saints which are believed to be the same from which joseph smith translated the book of abraham. Books of the dead belonging to tshemmin and neferirnub. A translation and commentary volume 2 studies in the book of abraham 9780934893633. Rhodes is an egyptologist who has published a translation of some of the extant joseph smith papyri. The book of mormon if the book of abraham was a fraud. Sheshonq i sheshaq sacked jerusalem in 926 bc and carried the temple implements to on. Farms, 2002, and john gee, a guide to the joseph smith papyri provo, ut. Teaching the book of abraham facsimiles, by michael d.
Introduction pearl of great price central by book of. Book of abrahamjoseph smith papyrifacsimilesfacsimile 1. Joseph smith egyptian papyri, book of abraham facsimiles. Apologists michael rhodes and john gee have sought to defend smiths explanation of jahoheh as o the earth.
The hor book of breathings is a part of eleven papyri fragments. Representations similar to facsimile 1 abound in egyptian religious texts. What we are going to be talking about is a response to the recent. This was the second edition of the pearl of great price published before canonization by the lds church in 1880. Rhodes provides invaluable information about the dimensions and physical characteristics of the papyri, about the conclusions of past researchers, and about book of breathings papyri in general.
Rhodes, researcher in ancient scriptures, brigham young university. Illustration 3 ending of papyrus scroll prepared for horus. Rhodes took over the project following nibleys death in 2005, he was faced with thirty boxes of research notes and drafts, 450 computer files, and as many as twenty versions of one chapter. Hugh nibley began serious research on one eternal round as early as 1988. The book contains important teachings about the creation. He was instructor and associate lecturer of ancient scripture, byu 19931999, and assistant professor of physics, united states air force academy 19891993. The three facsimiles found in the book of abraham all derive from ancient egyptian papyri that joseph smith obtained in kirtland in 1835. The foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, institute for the study and preservation of ancient religious text. In the intervening years there have been numerous advances in our understanding of this interesting document. These ancient hieroglyphics were part of a larger collection of scrolls, some of which were first translated as the book of abraham by the mormon prophet joseph smith in the mid1800s.
God sitting upon his throne facsimile 2, figure 7 pearl of great. The book of abraham is a book of lds scripture that joseph smith translated from a collection of ancient egyptian papyri the church purchased. The book of abraham is a book of ancient scripture translated by the prophet joseph smith from ancient papyri. Explores the joseph smith papyrus and demonstrates that joseph smiths claim that he had translated the book of abraham from it was a fabrication.
Hence this picture of a cow is common to almost all hypocephali. The book of abraham is a work produced between 1835 and 1842 by joseph smith based, he said, on egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition. Rhodes is an emeritus associate research professor of ancient scripture, byu 1999 2011, teaching new testament classes. Four more volumes have been published since the traditions book. The eminent yale professor and jewish literary scholar harold bloom called the book of moses and the book of abraham two of the more surprising and neglected works of latterday saint scripture. Rhodes is an associate professor of ancient scripture at byu. Rhodes subsequently offered detailed rebuttals to some criticisms.
Astronomy, papyrus, and covenant, edited by john gee and brian m. In addition to ritner, several other authors contributed essays to the book. The phrase can be understood to mean that abraham is the author and not the literal copyist. Rhodes the book of abraham in the pearl of great price periodically comes under criticism by nonmonnons as a prime example of joseph smiths inability to translate ancient documents. There is a reason why there is not one single respectable nonmormon egyptologist past or present who confirms joseph smiths translations of the papyri and facsimiles. Books of the dead belonging to tshemmin and neferirnub studies in the book of abraham michael d. A similar argument proposed by michael rhodes is that the facsimiles that are found in the book of abraham represent a corrupted version of a document originally written by abraham, and smith gave the interpretation of the original document. Investigating a remarkable mormon claim, and my evaluation of the basic flaws in the scholarship in that.
Pearl of great price, new testament, book of mormon. A cow wearing a sun disk and double plumes with a menitnecklace symbol of hathor, ihet, etc. Volume 4 of the studies in the book of abraham series is michael d. Byu scholar michael rhodes summarized the content of the papyri as follows. Egyptian papyri and the book of abraham religious studies. The second volume in the farms series, the hor book of breathings is a complete publication of three of the remaining fragments of the joseph smith papyri. All are similar to egyptian illustrations known from other sources. Critical appraisal of the book of abraham wikipedia. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of abraham. Also translation of the heiroglyphics from facsimile 1 and facsimile 2. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Disproves lds claims that joseph smith received the book of abraham through revelation and proves that joseph smiths source for his translation was a pagan egyptian text, the book of breathings. According to smith, the book was a translation of some ancient records. Books of the dead belonging to tshemmin and neferirnub studies. The book still has its uses and significance, but not for the ancient world of egypt and abraham. A translation and commentary volume 2 studies in the book of abraham by michael d. Welch on the temple in the sermon on the mount and the gospel of matthew duration. Michael marquardt a historian and author of over 45 articles and books on mormon historical topics who provides a history of the acquisition of the papyri, and translation by joseph smith and the subsequent publishing history of the book. Michael rhodes points out that figure 1 is osiris, not abraham, that figure 2 is isis and figure 4 is maat, both female goddesses and not the pharoah and a prince, as smith claimed.
Dec 09, 2010 michael rhodes points out that figure 1 is osiris, not abraham, that figure 2 is isis and figure 4 is maat, both female goddesses and not the pharoah and a prince, as smith claimed. Rhodes wa s an associate professor of ancient scripture at byu when this was written. Rhodes 2003 fair conference what we are going to be talking about is a response to the recent video, the lost book of abraham. Teaching the book of abraham facsimiles religious studies. Lds apologist hugh nibley and brigham young university egyptologists john l. Ritner, the joseph smith egyptian papyri, a complete edition. Why doesnt the translation of the egyptian papyri found in 1967 match the text of the book of abraham in the pearl of great price. In this article michael rhodes clearly laid out the problem which faced the church. Rhodes is an egyptologist who has published a translation of some of the extant joseph smith papyri rhodes has a b. It refutes many of the antimormon assaults on the book of abraham. According to smith, kolob is the heavenly body nearest to the throne or residence of god.
A translation and commentary, studies in the book of abraham, vol. Topics lds, mormon, book of abraham, heiroglyphics, rhodes collection. The following translation was published in the ninth volume of the antenicene fathers in 1896, and was translated by w. Finding the truth about the book of abraham is not mysterious, complicated or impossible. Hugh nibley and michael rhodes, one eternal round salt lake city, ut. A translation of the apparent source of the book of abraham, dialogue. Abraham and osiris facsimile 3, figure 1 pearl of great. Join facebook to connect with michael rhodes and others you may know.
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