Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Keywords
Book of Abraham, ancient texts, book, teachings
Abstract
Astronomy, Papyrus, and Covenant, the third volume in FARMS’s Studies in the Book of Abraham, was recently published and is now available. This book deals with three broad themes: astronomy in the Book of Abraham, the background of the Joseph Smith Papyri, and the nature of the Abrahamic covenant. In the course of treating these subjects, various papers discuss Jews in Ptolemaic Egypt, commonalities between the Book of Abraham and ancient Islamic texts, accounts of Abraham in 19th-century America, and a number of other interesting issues. All but 3 of the 12 articles were initially presented as papers at a BYU conference on the Book of Abraham.
Recommended Citation
(2005)
"New Volume Explores Themes, Background of Book of Abraham,"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 25:
No.
5, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol25/iss5/2