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The Lost Gems of Genesis
The Lost Gems of Genesis
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The Bible is the most important book in the world, and the most important book of the Bible is Genesis. So when an uneducated farm-hand in backwoods Pennsylvania purported to receive revelations from God rewriting the Genesis story, he was touching a nerve. Long after Joseph Smith Jr.’s Bible-loving neighbors had murdered him, few of his critics ever paid any mind to these alleged gems of Genesis.
But also overlooked was the steady creep of new archaeological discoveries that trickled into museums and libraries in subsequent centuries. Unbeknownst to the world is how impossibly these new texts illuminate the stories of Genesis in precisely the ways Joseph Smith claimed.
Today, using philology and paleography, independent researcher Jonah Barnes has harmonized these texts against the Genesis revelations of Joseph Smith Jr. Together they illuminate the answers to questions like:
- Who the heck are the Giants mentioned in Genesis 6?
- Why did God flush the entire human race down with the Great Flood? What specifically were they doing that was so wicked?
- How could God command the slaughter of the Canaanites?
- What’s the straight story on the mysterious prophet Enoch?
- What really happened to Isaac on Mount Moriah? (Hint: not what you think)
- Is the Book of Abraham authentically ancient or is it a fraud?
- Why is Jacob the Captain America of the Bible?
- Have the lost 116 pages been right under our noses all along?
Anything but boring, The Lost Gems of Genesis will illuminate how Joseph Smith Jr. filled the biggest gaps in the most important book in the world. This book will show that the genuine Genesis is crucial to understanding the rest of the Bible and that it was originally centered around the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. After reading Gems, you’ll never look at the Bible the same way again.
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Great book. Wish font was larger for an old man.
Very interesting, much to think about
It is good to have a compilation of all the research to help us to learn more about the gospel and why it is true. And while that is not an important aspect of our progression to know per se, it does help us to build our faith to understand the plan from the beginning and how it is designed to usher in the return of our Lord and return to our father's presence.
Awesome book. Great insights. More chronological than Nibley but more accessible to the average reader. That said, the “bro-lloquial”language and pop-culture references make it less timeless unfortunately and can be off-putting for some.
Awesome read. Bonus content videos were fun and informative to watch. The author has a fun sense of humor. I appreciate his dedication to supporting Joseph Smith and how the apocrypha supports Joseph Smith as well. Lots of references to support his conclusions but lets you be the judge as well.