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Pearl of Great Price

Joseph Smith

"Pearl of Great Price" includes the following five distinct sections: The Book of Moses: This section contains excerpts from the Book of Genesis, which Joseph Smith claimed were revealed to him as additional information about the stories of Adam and Eve, Enoch, and other ancient figures. The Book of...

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The hosts repeatedly highlighted the book as a valuable source of additional scriptural insight, especially the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham, which they said shed light on figures like Enoch and clarified terms such as “Gentile.” Dr. Keith Erekson, Hank, Dr. Joshua Sears, Dr. Jennifer C. Lane, and Dr. Kerry Muhlestein all encouraged listeners to read it, describing its content as extraordinary and “out of this world.” They noted that it provides backstory for Abraham and helps understand the Joseph Smith Translation of Genesis, and overall presented the title as highly recommended for deeper doctrinal study.

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Episode: 2 Nephi 26-30 Part 2 • Dr. Joseph Spencer • Mar 11...

The Pearl of Great Price was also mentioned and encouraged to be read because it's incredible and contains words out of this world.

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Read the Pearl of Great Price. It'll blow you away. What's in there is that the words are out of this world. It's so good.

Episode: Genesis 12-17, Abraham 1-2 -- Part 1 : Dr. Jennife...

It was referred to as containing a backstory to the Book of Abraham, with the first few verses of Abraham being discussed and compared to Lehi's vision. It was said to help understand the context of Abraham's journey.

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And I know you've had, um, Carrie Mulestein talked more about kind of how these fit together.

We get some of the backstory.

Um, and it's, I love the first couple of verses of the book of Abraham because what it tells me again, to me, it's so relatable.

Episode: Doctrine & Covenants 27-28 : Dr. Kerry Muhlestein...

It was explained that the Book of Moses, the Joseph Smith Translation of Genesis, was published in the church newspaper before becoming part of the Pearl of Great Price.

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But really all it is, well I say all it is that makes it sound like it's not much. It's amazing and a ton but we understand it best if we understand this is the Joseph Smith translation of Genesis and Moses 1 is the preface.

Episode: Doctrine & Covenants 135-136 Part 2 • Dr. Keith Er...

It was mentioned that the Book of Moses, found in the Pearl of Great Price, provides additional insight about Enoch.

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We learn about Enoch much more in the Joseph Smith translation of the Old Testament that come out in the Pearl of Great Price in the Book of Moses.

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