Note: This was going to be the next part of the series on the Egyptian ankh, and its relationship with the papyri and Book of Abraham, but I thought an intro to these first would be a better place to start.
Let’s return again to the subject of the ankh, and related symbols, that we’ve briefly [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, Scholarship, Texts
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Also tagged abraham, book, egyptian, endowment, farms, hieroglyph, hugh nibley, john gee, joseph smith, lecture, olivewood, symbols, translation
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February 14, 2008 – 7:50 am
Since the first day I picked up a book by Hugh Nibley I have been fascinated by the parallels which he taught exist between our practices and those of the ancients. Many critics of the Church claim that Joseph Smith made this all up, that he was a charlatan, a deceiver, and a con-man. However, [...]