Historical and Cultural Context
- Stephen O. Smoot, "Did Joseph Smith Use a Seer Stone in the Translation of the Book of Abraham?," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 64鈥107.
- Robin S. Jensen, Kerry Muhlestein, and Scott C. Esplin, "Discussing Difficult Topics: The Book of Abraham," Religious Educator 21, no. 3 (2020): 117-139.
- Brian M. Hauglid, 鈥The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Project: 鈥楢 Knowledge of Hidden Languages,鈥欌 in Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015), 474鈥511.
- Dean C. Jessee, 鈥The Earliest Documented Accounts of Joseph Smith鈥檚 First Vision,鈥 in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 1鈥40.
- James B. Allen and John W. Welch, 鈥The Appearance of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith in 1820,鈥 in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 41鈥89.
- Milton V. Backman Jr., 鈥Awakenings in the Burned-Over District: New Light on the Historical Setting of the First Vision,鈥 in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 171鈥97.
- Richard Lloyd Anderson, 鈥淛oseph Smith鈥檚 Accuracy on the First Vision Setting: The Pivotal 1818 Palmyra Camp Meeting,鈥 in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 91鈥169.
- Richard Lyman Bushman, 鈥The First Vision Story Revived,鈥 in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 261鈥81.
- Brian M. Hauglid, 鈥Thoughts on the Book of Abraham,鈥 in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 245鈥58.
- Kerry Muhlestein, 鈥Seeking Divine Interaction: Joseph Smith鈥檚 Varying Searches for the Supernatural,鈥 in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 77鈥91.
- Steven C. Harper, 鈥Suspicion or Trust: Reading the Accounts of Joseph Smith鈥檚 First Vision,鈥 in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 63鈥75.
- Kerry Muhlestein, 鈥Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: Some Questions and Answers,鈥 Religious Educator 11, no. 1 (2010): 91鈥108.
- Dan Belnap, 鈥溾Where Is Thy Glory?鈥 Moses 1, the Nature of Truth, and the Plan of Salvation,鈥 Religious Educator 10, no. 2 (2009): 163鈥80.
- Kent P. Jackson, 鈥How We Got the Book of Moses,鈥 in By Study and by Faith. Selections from the Religious Educator (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2009), 137鈥48.
- Kent P. Jackson, The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2005), 1鈥52.
- Kerry Muhlestein, 鈥Prelude to the Pearl: Sweeping Events Leading to the Discovery of the Book of Abraham,鈥 in Prelude to the Restoration: From Apostasy to the Restored Church (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2004), 130鈥41.
- H. Donl Peterson, 鈥Sacred Writings from the Tombs of Egypt,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 137鈥54.
- Keith H. Meservy, 鈥溾Gadiantonism鈥 and the Destruction of Jerusalem,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 171鈥96.
- Milton V. Backman Jr., 鈥Verification of the 1838 Account of the First Vision,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 197鈥212.
- Oscar W. McConkie, 鈥Why the Pearl of Great Price,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 1鈥12.
- Paul Y. Hoskisson, 鈥Where Was Ur of the Chaldees?,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 119鈥36.
Doctrines and Principles
- Fred E. Woods, "The Ascension of Abraham: A Mortal Model for the Climb to Exaltation," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 46鈥63.
- Shon D. Hopkin, "The Covenant among Covenants: The Abrahamic Covenant and Biblical Covenant Making," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 156鈥179.
- Kerry Muhlestein, 鈥Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: A Faithful, Egyptological Point of View,鈥 in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 217鈥43.
- Kerry Muhlestein, 鈥Encircling Astronomy and the Egyptians: An Approach to Abraham 3,鈥 Religious Educator 10, no. 1 (2009): 33鈥50.
- Michael A. Goodman, 鈥The Creation: An Introduction to Our Relationship to God,鈥 Religious Educator 8, no. 3 (2007): 15鈥29.
- Michael A. Goodman, 鈥The Abrahamic Covenant: A Foundational Theme for the Old Testament,鈥 Religious Educator 4, no. 3 (2003): 43鈥53.
- Monte S. Nyman, 鈥The Covenant of Abraham,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 155鈥70.
- Robert J. Matthews, 鈥The Pearl of Great Price Encounters the Modern World鈥擜n Appraisal,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 13鈥32.
Witness of Christ
- Rodney Turner, 鈥The Doctrine of the Firstborn and Only Begotten,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 91鈥118.
- S. Kent Brown, 鈥Man and Son of Man: Issues of Theology and Christology,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 57鈥72.
Application
- Fred E. Woods, "The Ascension of Abraham: A Mortal Model for the Climb to Exaltation," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 46-63.
- Mark H. Butler, 鈥God鈥檚 Motivational Interview with Moses,鈥 Religious Educator 15, no. 1 (2014): 123鈥44.
- George A. Horton Jr., 鈥Joseph Smith鈥擬atthew: Profiting from Prophecy,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 197鈥212.
- James R. Moss, 鈥The Pearl of Great Price and the Conversion Process,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 33鈥56.
- Joseph F. McConkie, 鈥The Preparation of Prophets,鈥 in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. H. Donl Peterson and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1989), 1鈥12.
For Purchase
- Dennis L. Largey, ed., (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017).
- John Gee, An Introduction to the Book of Abraham (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017).
- Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges, eds., Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015).