Book of Abraham in the CES Letter

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Articles about the CES Letter

Overview	Overview of the CES Letter Approaching history Responding to criticisms about Church history
Brief responses and additional resources, CES Letter sections	Introduction Book of Mormon Book of Mormon Translation First Vision Book of Abraham Polygamy and Polyandry Prophets Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims Testimony and Spiritual Witness Priesthood Restoration Witnesses Temples & Freemasonry Science Other Conclusion
Detailed responses, CES Letter sections	Introduction Book of Mormon Book of Mormon Translation First Vision Book of Abraham Polygamy and Polyandry Prophets Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims Testimony and Spiritual Witness Priesthood Restoration Witnesses Temples & Freemasonry Science Other Conclusion

Book of Abraham in the CES Letter

The CES Letter lists several concerns about the Book of Abraham. Below are links to various FAIR resources and other resources responding to each concern.

Papyrus Found

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 10: Book of Abraham Questions, Section A"
• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 11: Book of Abraham Questions, Section B"
• Identity and nature of the papyrus in the Church's possession
• Why is the Book of Abraham text not on the papyri?

Common Pagan Funerary Text

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 12: Book of Abraham Questions, Section C"
• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 13: Book of Abraham Questions, Section D" (facsimile 1)
• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 14: Book of Abraham Questions, Section E" (facsimile 2)
• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 15: Book of Abraham Questions, Section F" (facsimile 2)
• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 16: Book of Abraham Questions, Section G" (facsimile 3)
• When did the Church disclose that the Joseph Smith Papyri were an Egyptian funerary text?
• Identity and nature of the papyrus in the Church's possession
• Why is the Book of Abraham text not on the papyri?
• Book of Abraham facsimiles

Facsimile Summary

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 17: Book of Abraham Questions, Section H"
• Book of Abraham facsimiles

Cosmology

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 15: Book of Abraham Questions, Section F" (facsimile 2)
• Kolob

King James Version Text

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 18: CES Letter Book of Abraham Questions, Section I"
• The Book of Abraham and the New Testament
• The Book of Abraham and Genesis
• The Book of Abraham written by Abraham's "own hand upon papyrus"

Anachronisms

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 18: CES Letter Book of Abraham Questions, Section I"
• Alleged anachronisms in the Book of Abraham

Light from Kolob

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 18: CES Letter Book of Abraham Questions, Section I"
• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 15: Book of Abraham Questions, Section F" (facsimile 2)
• Kolob

The Philosophy of a Future State

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 18: CES Letter Book of Abraham Questions, Section I"
• Thomas Dick’s The Philosophy of a Future State

Elder Holland BBC Interview

• "The CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 19: Book of Abraham Questions, Section J"
• Antiquity of the Book of Abraham
• Alleged anachronisms in the Book of Abraham