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32: Book of Abraham, Part 3: A look at the text itself

LDS Discussions - Mormon Truth Claims Examined

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Why Is It Mormon? And Why Does It Matter?

Joseph Smith's evolution on the Godhead in the book of Abraham. Joseph believed it was just one God up until about 1835, 36. Now he's learning through his Hebrew lessons that Elohim means a plurality of gods. And so all of a sudden, this is going to be reflected in theBook of Abraham. The first part of the book does not have any idea of the plurality of gods but the second part written in 1842 does Have you ever wondered why people like Methusel are living for 900 years? You know, apparently everyone else in the dog was living for centuries back then.

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