The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 14: Abraham in Egypt PDF
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The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley Volumes published to date: Old Testament and Related Studies Enoch the Prophet The World and the Prophets Mormonism and Early Christianity Lehi in the Desert/The World of the Jaredites/There Were Jaredites An Approach to the Book of Mormon Since Cumorah The Prophetic Book of Mormon Approaching Zion The Ancient State Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass Temple and Cosmos Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints © 1981 Deseret Book Company © 2000 Hugh Nibley and Associates, LC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher, Deseret Book Company, P. O. Box 30178, Salt Lake City, Utah 84130. This work is not an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The views expressed herein are the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the position of the Church, of Deseret Book Company, of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, or of the editors. DESERET BOOK is a registered trademark of Deseret Book Company. Visit us at deseretbook.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nibley, Hugh, 1910– Abraham in Egypt / edited by Gary P. Gillum. — 2nd ed. p. cm. — (The collected works of Hugh Nibley : v. 14) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN-10 1-57345-527-X (hardcover) ISBN-13 978-1-57345-527-5 (hardcover) 1. Book of Abraham — Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Gillum, Gary P. II. Title. III. Series : Nibley, Hugh, 1910– Works, 1986; v. 14.BX8629.B563N53 1999289.3’2—dc21 99-24106 CIP Printed in the United States of AmeriEdwards Brothers Incorporated, Ann Arbor, MI 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Contents Illustrations Key to Abbreviations Foreword Editor’s Preface Author’s Preface to the First Edition The Book of Abraham and the Book of the Dead Just What Is the Problem? Abraham’s Autobiography The Fatal Clue The Emergence of the Book of Abraham: The Apocalypse of Abraham The Apocalypse of Abraham and the Book of Abraham Compared The Testament of Abraham Books of the Dead Look upon This Picture—and on This Joseph Smith and the Sources The Help That Came Too Late Summary of Study since 1967 Ebla Changes Things The Appeal to Authority May We See Your Credentials? Was Abraham Real? New Theories The New Dating Game Joseph Smith and the Critics Archibald Henry Sayce W. M. Flinders Petrie Eduard Meyer James H. Breasted Friedrich Freiherr von Bissing Second String Setting the Stage—The World of Abraham Hard Times Come Again Signs in the Heavens World Food Shortage A World in Trouble Move On! The Procrustes Cycle Our Hospitality Bed or Altar? Abraham the Hospitable Let It Begin with Me Doing the Right Thing The Rivals Ritual as History Kings in Collision Pharaoh’s Misgivings Abraham and Pharaoh in a Strange Setting Pharaoh and Canaan—Visiting Celebrities Pharaoh and Abraham: Where Is Thy Glory? The Common Quest: Kings and Priests O Happy Breed! Records of the Fathers Would Abraham Dare? A Noble Race Others Who Dared: Glory Unlimited Where to Go for a Sabbatical: “The Learning of the Egyptians” The Big Red and White Schoolhouse The Sacrifice of Isaac Types and Shadows The Resurrection Motif The Uncompleted Sacrifice Back to the Lion Couch The Sacrifice of Sarah A Fateful Journey Sarah on the Lion Couch The Humiliation of the King Brother and Sister Sarah on Her Own The Cedar and the Palm: A Romantic Interlude Breaking the Mold All the Court’s a Stage:Facsimile 3, a Royal Mumming What Is Going On in Facsimile 3? Who’s Who? Who Is Sitting on My Throne? “By Politeness of the King” (Facsimile 3, Figure 1) One Big Family Mystique of the Mask Facsimile 3, Figures 2 and 4: Questions of Gender Mixing It Up Too Many Women? Crown and Scepter The All-Purpose Lotus Why Shulem? A Pioneer Mother A Grim Beginning A Coming-Out Party The Itinerary The New Home The Holy Regatta Three Is a Crowd Egypt . . . Egyptus: Who’s in Charge Here? More of Pharaoh’s Misgivings The Trouble with Ham It Starts with Min Min’s Royal Progress Black and White Min = Khem and the Lady The Curse of Ham The Mark of Cain No Prejudice Olimlah Any Other Suggestions? The Deseret Connection Min the Beekeeper The Bee and the Migrations Why No Bee Standard? The Bee and Rites of Resurrection The Matriarchal Queen Bee Aristaeus the Bee Man and the Great Migrations Where Abraham Comes In . . . The Two Migrations The Word Deseret Conclusion: A Rough Recapitulation Illustration Sources Map of Ancient Egypt
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