Celibacy – Is this what Paul is encouraging the saints to do? From a quick reading of 1 Corinthians 7:6-9, it seems as if Paul is saying to the widows and those unmarried, that “it is good for them if they abide even as I” (1 Corinthians 7:8). This seemsContinue Reading

Was Paul against marriage in general? It doesn’t seem so. This chapter seems to be answering a question about missionary service and marriage. Should missionaries be married? It seems as if Paul is counseling missionaries if they are unmarried, to remain unmarried until they finish their mission because “the timeContinue Reading

And a commandment I give unto you that you shall write for him, and the scriptures shall be given, even as they are in my own bosom… for they will hear my voice, and shall see me, and shall not be asleep, and shall abide the day of my coming,Continue Reading

The missing papyrus theory of The Book of Abraham It is likely futile to assess Joseph’s ability to translate papyri when we now have only a fraction of the papyri he had in his possession. Eyewitnesses spoke of “a long roll” or multiple “rolls” of papyrus.[1]Hauglid, Textual History of theContinue Reading

The Jewish Redaction Theory From the Gospel Topics Essay we read the following: Of course, the fragments do not have to be as old as Abraham for the book of Abraham and its illustrations to be authentic. Ancient records are often transmitted as copies or as copies of copies. TheContinue Reading

Could the Book of Abraham be Inspired Pseudepigraphon? For over five years before his work on the Book of Abraham, the Prophet had been giving revelations from his own mouth that believers accepted as the word of God. He did not need to produce a biblical-like forgery in order toContinue Reading

We do not claim to know why the text of the Book of Abraham (or the missing Book of Joseph) is not in evidence on the fragments of papyrus that were recovered. Critics, of course, simply assume this to be conclusive evidence that Joseph was a fraud. From a believer’sContinue Reading

The Catalyst Theory of The Book of Abraham I do not believe that the text that we now have was what Joseph Smith used to translate the Book of Abraham. We have examples of him receiving revelation for texts that were not in his possession. Section 7 of the DoctrineContinue Reading

Question: Do other ancient documents confirm the details in the text of the Book of Abraham? This is an amended copy of an article posted by Jeff Lindsay on: http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/boa.shtml accessed on 2.22.17 – I have added my own conclusion at the end of this article, as well as theContinue Reading

This page will have information on the Book of Abraham, with questions that I have had over the years, my own musings, as well as information that I have found in my study of this book. I have great respect for the Book of Abraham and for what it tellsContinue Reading