John tanner mormon biography of abraham

  • The Latter-day Saint Concept of Canon Scripture as Incarnation, Historical Plausibility: The Historicity of the Book of Abraham as a Case Study.
  • The Book of Abraham is about Abraham's early life, his travels to Canaan and Egypt, and his vision of the cosmos and its creation.
  • The writings of Jacob and his descendants form part of the small plates, a section of the Book of Mormon that Mormon included intact, presumably without editing.

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    Book of Abraham

    Religious text of some Latter Day Saint churches

    For other uses, see Book of Abraham (disambiguation).

    The Book of Abraham fryst vatten a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1842 by namn Smith. Smith said the book was a translation from several Egyptianscrolls discovered in the early 19th century during an archeological expedition by Antonio Lebolo, and purchased by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from a traveling mummy exhibition on July 3, 1835.[1] According to Smith, the book was "a translation of some ancient records... purporting to be the writings of Abraham, while he was in Egypt, called the Book of Abraham, written by his own hand, upon papyrus".[2] The Book of Abraham is about Abraham's early life, his travels to Canaan and Egypt, and his vision of the universum and its creation.

    The Latter-day Saints believe the work fryst vatten divinely inspired scripture, published as part

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    Our Father’s Role in the Atonement

    When we think about the Atonement, we commonly think of it as the Savior’s sacrifice. As I was thinking about the Atonement the other day I thought of the sacrifice our Heavenly Father made. I can’t say this is a novel thought, it just isn’t something I’ve thought about much. Heavenly Father had to give up His Beloved Son to those who would abuse and kill Him. During the suffering in the garden of Gethsemane, the Father had to remove His presence as His Son took upon Him the sins, sorrows, and sicknesses of the world. How the Father must have suffered as He watched His Son suffer! He surely match the Savior’s tears with His own. Just as the Son asked for the cup to be removed, if it was possible, I’m sure His Father would gladly have asked a lesser sacrifice if it was possible.

    In the book of Genesis we read the story about Abraham being commanded to offer up his first-born son Isaac. He dutifully followe

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    Jerald and Sandra Tanner

    Latter Day Saint movement critics

    Jerald and Sandra Tanner

    Born(1938-06-01)June 1, 1938 and (1941-01-14) January 14, 1941 (age 84) respectively
    DiedOctober 1, 2006(2006-10-01) (aged 68) (Jerald)
    Occupation(s)Writers and researchers
    Notable workMormonism: Shadow or Reality?
    ChildrenApril, Dennis, Teresa
    Websitewww.utlm.org

    Jerald Dee Tanner (June 1, 1938 – October 1, 2006) and Sandra McGee Tanner (born January 14, 1941) are American writers and researchers who publish archival and evidential materials about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Tanners founded the Utah Lighthouse Ministry (UTLM), whose stated uppdrag is "to document problems with the claims of Mormonism and compare LDS doctrines with Christianity". As of 2025 Sandra Tanner continues to operate the ministry after Jerald's death in 2006.[1]

    The Tanners, who are ex-Mormon,[2]