Pearl of Great Price Central (associated with the excellent Book of Mormon Central) just published a new article demonstrating rather conclusively the authenticity of "Shinehah" as an ancient Egyptian word:
Shinehah, The Sun
I am sure critics will now retort that "Well, of course, Joseph Smtih lucked out in this one; I mean, the sun shines and is shiny, so that explains 'shine.'" I do believe Dan Vogel will release a video series on "Shinehah." I believe I have the script of the introduction to the series:
Shinehah, The Sun
I am sure critics will now retort that "Well, of course, Joseph Smtih lucked out in this one; I mean, the sun shines and is shiny, so that explains 'shine.'" I do believe Dan Vogel will release a video series on "Shinehah." I believe I have the script of the introduction to the series:
While attested in a text contemporary with
Abraham, a more plausible origin of Smith's "noble spirits" comes
from psychobiography: we know that Smith liked a beer and viewed some alcohol
as "noble"; his moderation towards alcohol is given a subtle nod in
"noble spirits" (perhaps subverting his first wife, Emma's,
opposition to his bar in Nauvoo) and perhaps being the scriptural basis for
Brigham's later whiskey distilleries. Alternatively, the "hah" could
be a "shout-out" to Canadian members and those Canadians he wished to
sell the copyright of the Book of Mormon to, as we know from Canadian Bacon and other fine documentaries, Canadians like to say "hey," or another possibility, a shortened form of
"ha-ha suckers!"
Hi. I am Dan Vogel, and please join me for
this new 50-part series on Noble Spirits and Shinehah in the Book of Abraham.
