Textual History of the English Book of Abraham

[_Daniel Peterson]

I'm delighted to announce -- and to shamelessly steal David Bokovoy's note to this effect from over on the Better Board -- that Professor Brian Hauglid's long-awaited A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions is now available. (Strictly speaking, it's a textual history of the English text, not of the ancient original.) It should be on the shelves very soon. As other volumes in the Book of Abraham series published by the Maxwell Institute have been, the book will also be distributed through the University of Chicago Press.

Here is a brief abstract:

A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions serves as a source book for interested researchers and scholars. It includes a brief introduction to the Book of Abraham and a detailed record of textual variants from the time it first appeared in the Times and Seasons until its latest edition (1981). This volume also produces, for the first time, typographic transcriptions with facing gray scale images of the surviving handwritten manuscripts of the Book of Abraham. Several appendices offer additional helpful resources such as contemporary accounts related to the translation of the Book of Abraham and a full set of color high-resolution images of the surviving Abraham manuscripts.

The book simply contains raw data and is not apologetic in design or intent. This volume focuses solely on the Abraham manuscripts. Dr. Hauglid is currently working on providing transcripts for all the Egyptian manuscripts as well.

Here is the table of contents:

Preface .......................................................................................................................................vii
About the Author .........................................................................................................................x
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................xi
History of the Book of Abraham .................................................................................................1
Historical Text of the Book of Abraham ...................................................................................21
Abraham 1 .................................................................................................................................25
Abraham 2 .................................................................................................................................31
Abraham 3 .................................................................................................................................35
Abraham 4 .................................................................................................................................39
Abraham 5 .................................................................................................................................43
Facsimile 1 .................................................................................................................................45
Facsimile 2 .................................................................................................................................47
Facsimile 3 .................................................................................................................................51
Book of Abraham Transcripts: Manuscripts 1–7 .......................................................................53
Symbols Used in the Transcriptions ..........................................................................................55
Book of Abraham Manuscript 1 (Ab1) ......................................................................................57
Book of Abraham Manuscript 2 (Ab2) ......................................................................................63
Book of Abraham Manuscript 3 (Ab3) ......................................................................................83
Book of Abraham Manuscript 4 (Ab4) ....................................................................................109
Book of Abraham Manuscript 5 (Ab5 and Ab5a) ....................................................................149
Book of Abraham Manuscript 6 (Ab6) ....................................................................................183
Book of Abraham Manuscript 7 (Ab7) ....................................................................................195
Transcript of William I. Appleby’s Journal Entry, 5 May 1841 (Washington) .....................................201
Appendices ...............................................................................................................................211
Appendix 1: Book of Abraham Translation and Publication Timeline ....................................213
Appendix 2: The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Manuscripts ........................................225
Appendix 3: Complete Color Images of Book of Abraham Manuscripts 1–7
and of the Lead Plates for Facsimiles 1–3................................................................................233
Appendix 4: Images of Appleby’s Journal Entry, 5 May 1841 ................................................277
Appendix 5: Images of Talmage’s 1888 Edition of the Book of Abraham ..............................283
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship...............................................................307

This volume represents very substantial scholarly work, and will be a significant resource for serious students of the Book of Abraham.

[_wenglund]

Excellent!!

Thank's, -Wade Englund-

[_Fifth Columnist]

I am a little disappointed that his book only contains images of the manuscripts and not the rest of the KEP. Oh well. It will be nice to have high res images of the manuscripts.

[_Kevin Graham]

How it be available when.... it isn't?

I've looked everywhere to purchase this.

[_Al Baurak]

this is very off topic but did you know the one who spams some of you with anti Mormon material esp. about the blacks and goes by the name of SECRET is actually our laborious fellow member here named Darrick Evenson?

I recently came on as a member and found his prattlings everywhere here.

[_Kevin Graham]

It is finally avilable at:

http://www.byubookstore.com/ePOS?store= ... design=439

[_beefcalf]

this is very off topic but did you know the one who spams some of you with anti Mormon material esp. about the blacks and goes by the name of SECRET is actually our laborious fellow member here named Darrick Evenson?

I recently came on as a member and found his prattlings everywhere here.

...and I challenge you to find one active participant here who is the least bit happy about it. :(

[_Kevin Graham]

this is very off topic but did you know the one who spams some of you with anti Mormon material esp. about the blacks and goes by the name of SECRET is actually our laborious fellow member here named Darrick Evenson?

I recently came on as a member and found his prattlings everywhere here.

Going by the name of SECRET? His name shows up as derrickevenson on my screen and has every since he started posting.

[_moksha]

Any chance of getting the Facsimilies on some Ute Red XXL T-shirts hand autographed by Dr. Hauglid?

[_Inconceivable]

I'm delighted to announce -- and to shamelessly steal David Bokovoy's note to this effect from over on the Better Board -- that Professor Brian Hauglid's long-awaited A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions is now available. (Strictly speaking, it's a textual history of the English text, not of the ancient original.) It should be on the shelves very soon. As other volumes in the Book of Abraham series published by the Maxwell Institute have been, the book will also be distributed through the University of Chicago Press.

Here is a brief abstract:

A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions serves as a source book for interested researchers and scholars. It includes a brief introduction to the Book of Abraham and a detailed record of textual variants from the time it first appeared in the Times and Seasons until its latest edition (1981). This volume also produces, for the first time, typographic transcriptions with facing gray scale images of the surviving handwritten manuscripts of the Book of Abraham. Several appendices offer additional helpful resources such as contemporary accounts related to the translation of the Book of Abraham and a full set of color high-resolution images of the surviving Abraham manuscripts.

The book simply contains raw data and is not apologetic in design or intent. This volume focuses solely on the Abraham manuscripts. Dr. Hauglid is currently working on providing transcripts for all the Egyptian manuscripts as well.

Here is the table of contents:

Preface .......................................................................................................................................vii
About the Author .........................................................................................................................x
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................xi
History of the Book of Abraham .................................................................................................1
Historical Text of the Book of Abraham ...................................................................................21
Abraham 1 .................................................................................................................................25
Abraham 2 .................................................................................................................................31
Abraham 3 .................................................................................................................................35
Abraham 4 .................................................................................................................................39
Abraham 5 .................................................................................................................................43
Facsimile 1 .................................................................................................................................45
Facsimile 2 .................................................................................................................................47
Facsimile 3 .................................................................................................................................51
Book of Abraham Transcripts: Manuscripts 1–7 .......................................................................53
Symbols Used in the Transcriptions ..........................................................................................55
Book of Abraham Manuscript 1 (Ab1) ......................................................................................57
Book of Abraham Manuscript 2 (Ab2) ......................................................................................63
Book of Abraham Manuscript 3 (Ab3) ......................................................................................83
Book of Abraham Manuscript 4 (Ab4) ....................................................................................109
Book of Abraham Manuscript 5 (Ab5 and Ab5a) ....................................................................149
Book of Abraham Manuscript 6 (Ab6) ....................................................................................183
Book of Abraham Manuscript 7 (Ab7) ....................................................................................195
Transcript of William I. Appleby’s Journal Entry, 5 May 1841 (Washington) .....................................201
Appendices ...............................................................................................................................211
Appendix 1: Book of Abraham Translation and Publication Timeline ....................................213
Appendix 2: The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Manuscripts ........................................225
Appendix 3: Complete Color Images of Book of Abraham Manuscripts 1–7
and of the Lead Plates for Facsimiles 1–3................................................................................233
Appendix 4: Images of Appleby’s Journal Entry, 5 May 1841 ................................................277
Appendix 5: Images of Talmage’s 1888 Edition of the Book of Abraham ..............................283
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship...............................................................307

This volume represents very substantial scholarly work, and will be a significant resource for serious students of the Book of Abraham.

I can't imagine this exhausted work complete without the mention of the scholarly Joseph Smith Alphabet. Is it included on any of these 300+ pages? It just seems to put the entire subject into perfect perspective to give it the credibility it deserves.