Resources on the Book of Abraham

Critical

Introductory

• The Joseph Smith Papyri (youtube)
• The Book of Abraham: Criticisms, Defenses, and Implications (pdf)
• Problems with the Book of Abraham (simplified pdf)

Analysis or insights

• Truth of the Book of Abraham (youtube series, by Dan Vogel)
  • Response Meditations on Vogel
• An expert Egyptologist translates the Book of Abraham (Mormon Stories interview with Robert Ritner and RFM)
  • Response Raising the Abrahamic Discourse: An Essay on the Nature of Dialogues About the Book of Abraham
    • Response Brave Sir Kerry (Muhlestein) (RFM)
• A response to “Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham” (Robert Ritner)
• The Book of Abraham (Mormon Think)
• Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel: The Book of Abraham part 1 | part 2 | part 3

Hauglid and Jensen

• Brian Hauglid argues against missing papyri theory (see also Book of Abraham Apologist: Brian Hauglid’s “Transformative Journey”)
• Maxwell Institute lecture: Brian Hauglid and Robin Jensen, “A Window into Joseph Smith’s Translation”

Olishem

• Analysis of Olishem as evidence for the antiquity of the Book of Abraham

LDS apologetic

Introductory

• Gospel Topics Essay - “Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham” (churchofjesuschrist.org)
  • A response to “Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham” (Dr. Robert Ritner)
• A Guide to the Book of Abraham (BYU Studies 2022 Q4 is entirely dedicated to a scholarly defense of the Book of Abraham)
• Pearl of Great Price Central: Book of Abraham
• FairMormon - Book of Abraham
• Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: A Faithful, Egyptological Point of View (Kerry Muhlestein)

Analysis or insights

• Pearl of Great Price Central: Book of Abraham Insights
• Joseph Smith’s Understanding of Hor
  • Response by self-proclaimed Egyptologist
    • Response by LatterDayData
• The Neglected Facsimile: An Examination and Comparative Study of Facsimile No. 3 of the Book of Abraham
• Meditations on Vogel
• The Principles of Book of Abraham and Kirtland Egyptian Papers Symbolism (Edwin Goble argues for “disconnected symbolism, where these symbols are both section markers, as well as pointers/references like bookmarks to content in an unavailable, non-extant Egyptian manuscript from antiquity”)
• The Joseph Smith Papyrus Was Never The Basis For The Book of Abraham (Conflict of Justice, archived)
• 42 Evidences For Joseph Smith’s Book of Abraham In Archaeology (Conflict of Justice, archived)
• Lion Couch Scene in the Book of Abraham: Evidence of Authenticity (FairMormon)

Bibliography

• Pearl of Great Price Central: Book of Abraham Bibliography

Older

• Teaching the Book of Abraham Facsimiles (Michael Rhodes)
• The Joseph Smith Hypocephalus: Seventeen Years Later (Michael Rhodes)
• Abraham in Egypt (Hugh Nibley)

Olishem

• Ur and Olishem (FairMormon podcast)

Acknowledgements: I used /u/dice1899’s list here for much of the apologetic section.