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499: Brent Metcalfe Part 5 -- Book of Abraham

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September 19, 2014

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Summary

In Part 5 of our interview with Brent Metcalfe, one of the foremost Mormon scholars, we explore the history surrounding Joseph Smith and <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/abr?lang=eng" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank">the Book of Abraham</a> (one of the primary scriptural texts for the LDS Church). We also talk about the concept of translation, Joseph Smith's views on his "translations," the traditional apologetic responses concerning the Book of Abraham (<a href="http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/book/abraham-in-egypt/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank">Hugh Nibley</a>, <a href="http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/book/a-guide-to-the-joseph-smith-papyri/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank">John Gee</a>, and <a href="http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-11-number-1-2010/egyptian-papyri-and-book-abraham-some-questions-and-answers" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Kerry Muhlestein</a>), as well as the LDS Church's <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank">recent essay</a> on the Book of Abraham.

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