Joseph Smith claimed he could translate ancient Egyptian papyri into what became the Book of Abraham—scripture still canonized in the LDS Church today. But now, with the surviving papyri and modern knowledge of Egyptian, we can directly test his translation claims. What do the original papyri actually say? Do they match Joseph Smith’s supposed “translation”? And what does this tell us about his prophetic calling? In this episode, we examine the evidence behind the Book of Abraham controversy, co