Approaching the Facsimiles

Authors

Stephen O. Smoot
John Gee
Kerry Muhlestein
John S. Thompson

Keywords

Book of Abraham, facsimiles, scriptures study resources

Abstract

As “the only illustrations in our scriptures,” the facsimiles of the Book of Abraham “attract attention not only because of their rough-hewn quality but by their very existence as a visual medium in the midst of the written word.” Latter-day Saint scholars and interested laypersons have offered a number of different approaches to understanding the facsimiles. Some of the more common approaches to the facsimiles include the following.

Recommended Citation

Smoot, Stephen O.; Gee, John; Muhlestein, Kerry; and Thompson, John S. (2022) "Approaching the Facsimiles," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 61: Iss. 4, Article 39.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol61/iss4/39