Skeptoid #168: Decrypting the Mormon Book of Abraham

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2009

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith allegedly translated the adventures of Abraham in Egypt.

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0:00.0	Skeptoid is a show about urban legends and the true science and true history behind
0:07.6	them.
0:08.6	Thus, purely religious questions are out of bounds for this show, but what about when a
0:14.0	religion makes a factual claim that can indeed be checked against the historical record?
0:19.7	That's exactly what we're going to do today, with our subject being one of the Mormon
0:24.9	texts, the Book of Abraham.
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1:24.5	Decrypting the Mormon Book of Abraham.
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