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00:26 – The book of Moses is the JST of Genesis. Moses 1 is the missing preface to the Old Testament. The word translation has multiple meanings.

06:25 – We are God’s children, beings with infinite worth and potential.

09:42 – The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and many words can have various interpretations.

13:13 – Divine investiture of authority allows the Son to have the power to speak as if he is the Father.

19:19 – The creation story is not about how. It’s about why. Man is nothing and yet God wants to give us everything He has.

22:39 – The historical timeframe of Moses 1.

25:34 – Satan’s name only appears in the Bible 13 times. His presence in the Book of Moses is significant.

29:21 – The difference between the glory of God and the glory of the world.

35:17 – We can cast out Satan and control darkness by inviting light.

37:53 – Moses 1 ends with the command to show the words only to those that believe. Levels of exoteric and esoteric doctrine is contained in scriptural texts.

41:22 – The book of Abraham originated with Egyptian papyri that Joseph Smith translated. Fire destroyed most of the original scrolls and only small fragments remain. These fragments, called JSP I-XI, contain burial texts called The Book of Breathings.

47:25 – The relationship between the remaining fragments and the text of the Book of Abraham is not fully understood.

49:59 – Some counter-arguments to criticisms of the Book of Abraham include the missing text theory, the catalyst theory, and the Jewish redaction theory.

57:03 – The JSP I-XI fragments date to the 2nd century BCE, not 1900 BCE when Abraham lived. The rolls were likely copies of copies.

1:02:49 – In the Book of Abraham, the greatness of the Messiah is found in the symbolism of the cosmos and stars.

1:12:20 – Abraham learns about the pre-earth life.

1:13:38 – Joseph’s introduction to the Hebrew language likely influenced some of the words found in Abraham.

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