🚨 5 Things the Book of Abraham Gets Completely Wrong (and Why It Still Matters)

Introduction: How a 19th-Century Grifter Fooled Millions With a Mummy Scroll

In 1835, Joseph Smith bought a few Egyptian mummies and papyrus scrolls from a traveling showman. Instead of displaying them like any sane person would, he claimed the scrolls were sacred writings by Abraham himself, dictated while chilling in Pharaoh’s court.

The result? The Book of Abraham—a core Mormon scripture that’s still in their holy canon, despite being debunked harder than flat Earth theory.