Backyard Professor:052:The Papyri & Plates
Finishing off this Semester of Joseph Smith Papyri with Two Powerful concluding arrows to the final conclusion of all we have learned in the previous… Read More »Backyard Professor:052:The Papyri & Plates
Finishing off this Semester of Joseph Smith Papyri with Two Powerful concluding arrows to the final conclusion of all we have learned in the previous… Read More »Backyard Professor:052:The Papyri & Plates
Kerry Muhlestein’s brand new article in the magazine “LDS Living” is an entirely faith promoting, and most unfortunately entirely misleading article for the unwary and… Read More »Backyard Professor: 049: SPECIAL LIVE!: Getting Clear on the Joseph Smith Papyri: Kerry Muhlestein
I discuss the astronomy in Facsimile #2 and show the relationship of the hieroglyphs and facsimiles in a stunning way in this one, something most… Read More »Backyard Professor: 047: Getting Clear on the Joseph Smith Papyri, Astronomy in the Facsimile # 2
I discuss the astronomy of Fac 2, where it came from, and how Joseph Smith understood the astronomy of the ancients as presented by Dan… Read More »Backyard Professor:046: Getting Clear on the J.S. Papyri: Astronomy & Facsimile 2 in Book of Abraham
Steve Smoot has written a book review of Dan Vogel’s book “Book of Abraham Apologetics.” I explore the ramifications of Smoot’s less than stellar and… Read More »Backyard Professor: 045: Getting Clear on the Joseph Smith Papyri, Steve Smoot Review of Dan Vogel
I discuss the significant overview of Mormon Apologist/Scholar Michael Dennis Rhodes and his over view of the strongest significant evidences in favor of the Book… Read More »Backyard Professor: 044: Getting Clear on Book of Abraham Facsimiles: Michael D. Rhodes Scholarship
Discussing the details of Kerry Muhlestein’s argument of the eyewitnesses to the papyri of the Book of Abraham.
I review a lot of materials of John Gee and how others have discovered he really manipulates evidence far too much in order to get… Read More »Backyard Professor: 042: Getting Clear on the Book of Abraham: John Gee and His Weak Apologetics
The Book of Abraham has been defended by John Gee more than other LDS/Mormon apologists, and his defense is the most prolific, yet weakest. I discuss that here.
I explore the literalness of Joseph Smith and Kevin Barney’s Semitic Adaptation of the Facsimiles and Papyri theory and show that, while ingenious, it is… Read More »Backyard Professor: 040: Getting Clear on the Joseph Smith Papyri: Kevin Barney’s Semitic Argument
I describe how I quit being an apologist and why because of the evidence of the Book of Abraham papyri does not match up.
New info out this week on Facsimile #3 talking to Radio Free Mormon who asked me to look at the blog comments. I am giving… Read More »Backyard Professor: 037: On Facsimile #3 in Book of Abraham and J.S. Papyri