Council, Chaos, and Creation in the Book of Abraham

Title

Council, Chaos, and Creation in the Book of Abraham

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2013

Authors

Smoot, Stephen O. (Primary)

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

28-39

Volume

22 Issue

2 URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol22/iss2/4

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

The Book of Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price depicts the creation, including the motifs of the divine council, primeval chaos, and creation from preexisting matter. This depiction fits nicely in an ancient Near Eastern cultural background and has strong affinities with the depiction of the cosmos found in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern texts (especially Egyptian and Mesopotamian).

Journal

Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture 22/2 (2013)

Creation

Ancient Near East

Pearl of Great Price

Council

Chaos

Cosmos

Abraham (Prophet)

Council, Chaos, and Creation in the Book of Abraham

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