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To: Reno232
"Professional Egyptologists to whom the Alphabet and Grammar was submitted for examination were quick to point out that the material in Joseph Smith's notebook bore no resemblance at all to any correct understanding of the ancient Egyptian language. As one of them, I. E. Edwards, put it, the whole work was 'largely a piece of imagination and lacking in any kind of scientific value.' He added that it reminded him of 'the writings of psychic practitioners which are sometimes sent to me.'" (By His Own hand Upon Papyrus, pages 42-43)

What do you do with the fact that Joseph Smith translation of the funeral papyri includes Abraham and that egyptologists state, conclusively, that Abraham is mentioned nowhere in the funeral papyri.

Does this not constitute a huge contradiction that calls the entire translation into question?

1,769 posted on 03/01/2008 3:11:24 PM PST by pby
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To: pby
What do you do with the fact that Joseph Smith translation of the funeral papyri includes Abraham and that egyptologists state, conclusively, that Abraham is mentioned nowhere in the funeral papyri.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

1,771 posted on 03/01/2008 3:13:25 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: pby

Did you read the article? Try reading the links I just gave to P-Marlowe as well. They might prove to be very enlightening.


1,779 posted on 03/01/2008 3:25:03 PM PST by Reno232
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