09-07-2014, 03:53
Für Mormonen war das Buch Abraham immer Heilige Schrift, aus alten Papyri von Smith übersetzt. Nun ergibt der Artikel eines mormonischen Historikers, veröffentlicht auf der Webseite der Mormonen, eine neue Fragestellung. Der Artikel, um den es hier geht findet ihr hier.
Aus dem Artikel (in Englisch):
Für mich ein Versuch der Mormonen, das Wissen über die Fakten, mit ihrem Glauben an das Buch Mormon als Heilige Schrift, in Einklang zu bringen.
Was denkt ihr darüber?
Aus dem Artikel (in Englisch):
Zitat:A new online essay by the LDS Church says its Book of Abraham is inspired scripture but perhaps not a literal word-for-word translation of ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls by the faith’s founder, Joseph Smith.
The article says it is possible that the papyri merely served as a catalyst for revelation by Smith that led to his expanding on the biblical account of Abraham. The book is included in a church volume of scripture called The Pearl of Great Price.
But the essay also outlines how it is possible that the book was a literal translation, but concedes that is impossible to prove or disprove now since most of the papyri used have long since vanished and are presumed destroyed. The paper adds that while scholars say existing papyrus fragments don’t match anything in the book, it says lost parts could.
"The veracity and value of the Book of Abraham cannot be settled by scholarly debate concerning the book’s translation and historicity," the article says. "The book’s status as scripture lies in the eternal truths it teaches and the powerful spirit it conveys."
"This [essay] now allows Latter-day Saints to adopt the view that the Book of Abraham was not on the papyri that Joseph Smith possessed as an acceptable orthodox option," says David Bokovoy, a University of Utah religious-studies instructor who wrote a book about the Book of Abraham.
Für mich ein Versuch der Mormonen, das Wissen über die Fakten, mit ihrem Glauben an das Buch Mormon als Heilige Schrift, in Einklang zu bringen.
Was denkt ihr darüber?