by Dan Wees | May 22, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Zoram, Nephi, and his brothers are wed, yet none of the women are introduced by name. They are clumsily identified (1 Nephi 16:7) as Ishmael’s daughters: “And it came to pass that I, Nephi, took one of the daughters of Ishmael to wife; and also, my brethren took of...
by Dan Wees | May 22, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Following the initial publication of Facsimile No. 2 in the Book of Abraham, church authorities evidently determined that the depiction of a deity with an erect phallus—specifically in Figure 7—was inappropriate for inclusion in Latter-day Saint scripture. As a...
by Dan Wees | May 22, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Concerns Regarding Facsimile No. 2, Figure 7 – Book of Abraham: One notable issue with Facsimile 2 from the Book of Abraham involves Figure 7, which Joseph Smith identified as “God sitting upon his throne.” However, modern Egyptological analysis strongly suggests that...
by Dan Wees | May 22, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Concerns Regarding Facsimile No. 2 from the Book of Abraham: A number of textual and illustrative discrepancies appear in this hypocephalus reproduction. Most notably, lines 18 through 21—including the inscriptions along the outermost ring—are marked as “illegible” in...
by Dan Wees | May 21, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Book of Abraham, Facsimile #2 – A Textual Orientation Error: A notable issue in Facsimile #2 concerns the treatment of the linear hieroglyphic text in lines 8 through 11. In Joseph Smith’s presentation, these lines are numbered and read from bottom to top, which is...
by Dan Wees | May 21, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Book of Abraham, Facsimile #2 A Significant Problem: Lines 12 through 15 of this hypocephalus are damaged or missing entirely in the original artifact. Rather than leaving the gaps unaddressed or acknowledging the lack of content, Joseph Smith took it upon himself to...
