Adam Oliver Stokes argues that the depiction of various "Hamite" people in the Book of Abraham is positive, not negative.

Date
2023
Type
Academic / Technical Report
Source
Adam Oliver Stokes
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Adam Stokes, "The Hamites: The Pre-Restoration Monotheism of the Children of Ham in the Book of Abraham," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 59 (2023): 33-52

Scribe/Publisher
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
People
Adam Oliver Stokes
Audience
Reading Public
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Transcription

Abstract: This article examines the treatment of several personages identified as Hamites in the Book of Abraham. It proposes that, in contrast to traditional readings of the text, Hamites are featured positively in the Book of Abraham. This is particularly true of the daughters of Onitah and of Pharaoh himself, both of whom are presented as righteous people practicing an early form of monotheism. While I do not claim that the Book of Abraham is completely free of elements possibly deemed to be racially problematic, until now, the positive depiction of the Hamites in the text has largely been overlooked.

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