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The Book of Abraham comprises only 15 pages of printed scripture, but there are hundreds of books, periodicals, and other articles detailing its history and theology. This Book of Abraham bibliography compiled by Stephen Smoot, John Gee, Kerry Muhlestein, and John Thompson organizes some of the most important sources on topics such as the Joseph Smith papyri, the ancient world of the Egyptians, and the facsimiles found in the Pearl of Great Price.
This bibliography was originally published in BYU Studies 61:4: A Guide to the Book of Abraham. Republished with permission.
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General Reference Works and Monographs
Clark, E. Douglas. The Blessings of Abraham: Becoming a Zion People. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2005.
Draper, Richard D., S. Kent Brown, and Michael D. Rhodes. The Pearl of Great Price: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005.
Gee, John. An Introduction to the Book of Abraham. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.
———. “Joseph Smith and Ancient Egypt.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, edited by Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges, 427–48. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center,
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Profiles of Latter-day Saints who have been prominent lawyers highlighted in book
Members from many faiths have influenced the legal profession for good. In “Latter Day Lawyers,” attorney Brian Craig provides a collection of biographies about lawyers and judges belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“The book unveils how a select group of lawyers and judges ... influenced the constitutional and legal rights of all Americans under the backdrop of landmark and intriguing cases,” Craig said in an email interview.
Inspired by “Profiles in Courage” by John F. Kennedy, Craig tells the stories of 18 fascinating figures, including Rex Lee, Dallin H. Oaks, J. Reuben Clark, A. Sherman Christensen and James E. Faust.
Rex Lee
Rex Lee is known to many as the late father of Sen. Mike Lee and the former president of BYU, but his star burns just as bright in the legal field.
Lee attended BYU for his undergraduate degree and completed his law degree at the University of Chicago. One of his professors was President Dallin H. Oaks, now first counselor in the church’s First Presidency, who accompanied Lee to Washington, D.C., in hopes of landing him a coveted internship on the U.S. Supreme Court. After the duo returned, President Oaks received a phone call from
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