What's going on with the Book of Abraham and the Egyptian papyri?
The Short Answer
The Book of Abraham is scripture that came through Joseph Smith's prophetic gift. The fragments of papyri we have today don't match his translation, which is one reason scholars think the part he actually translated from is missing. The Church's essay walks through a few faithful ways to think about it. Like all scripture, the Spirit is the surest witness.
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