The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri
An Egyptian Endowment
About the Author & Editor
John Gee
John Gee (Ph.D. in Egyptology, Yale University) is William "Bill" Gay Assistant Research Professor of Egyptology at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, where he is a series editor for Studies in the Book of Abraham and a member of the editorial board of the Eastern Christian Texts series. He is also on the board of directors for the Aziz S. Atiya Fund for Coptic Studies at the University of Utah.
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Key to Abbreviations
Introduction to the Second Edition
Explanation
Chapter 1: What Manner of Document?
Chapter 2: Reproduction and Translation of Joseph Smith Papyri XI and X
Chapter 3: Translated Correctly?
Chapter 4: A More Complete Text of the Book of Breathings
Commentary - Part 1: The Nature and Purpose of the Book of Breathings
Commentary - Part 2: Initiation Rites and Entering the Temple
Commentary - Part 3: The Creation (Resurrection) of Man
Commentary - Part 4: The Garden Story
Commentary - Part 5: The Long Road Back
Commentary - Part 6: The Fearful Passage
Commentary - Part 7: Culmination and Conclusion
Appendix 1: From the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QS)
Appendix 2: From the Odes of Solomon
Appendix 3: The Pearl
Appendix 4: From the Pistis Sophia
Appendix 5: Cyril of Jerusalem's Lectures on the Ordinances
Appendix 6: From the Gospel of Philip
Publication Information
Subject: Ancient Near East
Publication Year: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1590385395
ISBN 13: 978-1590385395
Page Count: 609
Price: $ 41.56
Imprint: Deseret Book