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− | Dee Jay Nelson claimed to be an Egyptologist with a Ph.D. and came to the conclusion that the papyri from which Joseph Smith translated to obtain the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Abraham Book of Abraham] was not what Smith claimed at all. It was later shown that Nelson's claim to a Ph.D. [http://www.utlm.org/newsletters/no46.htm#BROWNS was false], yet the conclusions he drew about the papyri have been investigated and supported by | + | Dee Jay Nelson claimed to be an Egyptologist with a Ph.D. and came to the conclusion that the papyri from which Joseph Smith translated to obtain the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Abraham Book of Abraham] was not what Smith claimed at all. It was later shown that Nelson's claim to a Ph.D. [http://www.utlm.org/newsletters/no46.htm#BROWNS was false], yet the conclusions he drew about the papyri have been investigated and supported by legitimate Egyptologists. The Mormon Church has [https://www.lds.org/topics/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng publicly recognized] this. |
This document was originally released by MormonLeaks™ on January 16, 2017. | This document was originally released by MormonLeaks™ on January 16, 2017. |
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The resignation letter of Dee Jay Nelson and the response from the Church.
Dee Jay Nelson claimed to be an Egyptologist with a Ph.D. and came to the conclusion that the papyri from which Joseph Smith translated to obtain the Book of Abraham was not what Smith claimed at all. It was later shown that Nelson's claim to a Ph.D. was false, yet the conclusions he drew about the papyri have been investigated and supported by legitimate Egyptologists. The Mormon Church has publicly recognized this.
This document was originally released by MormonLeaks™ on January 16, 2017.
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