The Book of Abraham - Analyzing LDS Apologetics Evidence | Ep. 1707 | LDS Discussions Ep. 31

Today we’re going through various apologetics and theories around the Book of Abraham to reconcile it being considered scripture along with what we know the literal interpretation of these things to be. What problems do these apologetics create in other areas for believers? Do these theories hold water without a strong bias to believe in spite of all evidence? Do some apologists even admit it? LDS Discussions Essay on the Book of Abraham: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com/bookof... LDS Discussions Playlist: Joseph Smith and Treasure Digging | Ep. 15... 00:00:00 Introduction & recap of previous episode 00:11:20 A quick note on the scope of today’s episode 00:14:45 Book of Abraham apologetics 00:30:45 The games apologists play 00:38:30 A few notes on these two videos 00:41:30 The lost/long scroll theory 00:49:15 The manuscripts of the Book of Abraham match the papyrus 00:52:10 The manuscripts tell us where the translation is from 00:54:30 Let’s look at where the translation comes from against Facsimile 1 00:56:30 Math tells us that there is no long scroll 01:06:30 The long/lost scroll references are late and problematic 01:11:15 Brian Hauglid now rejects the long/lost scroll theory 01:16:30 Charlotte Haven’s account is frequently cited 01:20:30 Book of Abraham Apologetic #2: The Catalyst theory 01:24:30 The Book of Abraham itself kills the Catalyst Theory 01:33:25 The Catalyst Theory against the actual source material 01:34:15 Let’s look again against the source material of the Book of Abraham 01:42:15 Look at how Kerry Muhlestein frames this problem 01:46:05 Look at what Kerry Muhlestein is doing here 01:50:45 The Catalyst Theory makes a “Trickster God” look like a foolish God 01:55:30 John Gee Explains why the Catalyst Theory does not work 02:00:00 Joseph Smith absolutely believed it was a translation 02:05:00 Facsimile 3 creates the biggest smoking gun for Joseph Smith 02:06:20 Look at how Joseph Smith describes the translation process 02:15:25 How apologists expand the universe of reality 02:18:05 Kerry Muhlestein misrepresents Abraham on the Lion Couch 02:22:30 Maybe Joseph Smith got it right and everyone else has it wrong 02:26:15 Conclusion on the Book of Abraham translation Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast... LDS Discussions - Book of Abraham Playlist: Playlist Egyptologist Dr. Robert Ritner on the Book of Abraham: Playlist _________________________ LDS Discussions is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... Patreon: Patreon: mormonstories Amazon Smile: Be sure to select “Mormon Stories” website: https://smile.amazon.com app: https://amz.run/5r2M LDS Discussions Platforms: Website & Essays: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com Anchor: https://anchor.fm/lds-discussions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UkFsqY... YouTube Playlist on Mormon Stories Podcast: LDS Discussions - An Examination of Mormon... LDS Discussions on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/ldsdiscussions Facebook: facebook.com/ldsdiscussion Insta: instagram.com/ldsdiscussions Contact Mormon Stories: [email protected] PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Mormon Stories on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram: mormstories TikTok: TikTok: mormonstoriespodcast Discord: Discord: discord #LDSDiscussions #MormonStories #lds