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Historical Issues with the Book of Abraham
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Historical Issues with the Book of Abraham
Summary: This page gathers links to pages that discuss alleged anachronisms in the book of Abraham. An anachronism is a claim that something exists in a timeframe in which it is known not to exist such as saying "Abraham Lincoln called his wife Mary Todd on his cellphone" (since cellphones are known not to have existed during Abraham Lincoln's lifetime). These pages include one that discusses general principles for evaluating claims of anachronisms in the book of Abraham.
- The Book of Abraham and The Identity of Ur of the Chaldees
- The Book of Abraham and The Scenes Contained in the Facsimiles
- The Book of Abraham and the Name “Pharaoh”
- The Book of Abraham and the Name “Egyptus”
- The Book of Abraham and the Name “Potiphar’s Hill”
- The Book of Abraham and Chariots
- The Book of Abraham and its Usage of Hebrew
- The Book of Abraham Being Written by Abraham's "Own Hand Upon Papyrus"
- The Book of Abraham and the Documentary Hypothesis
- The Dating of the Book of Abraham Papyri