Catch Me on the Mormon Expression Podcast

Be sure to catch me on the Mormon Expression Podcast discussing the Book of Abraham controversy. Thanks to the folks at Mormon Expression for having me on, and to John Larsen for his great work organizing and editing the thing. We lost our connection something like a dozen times during the discussion, so John had his work cut out for him making it seamless. Here's the abstract:

In this episode the panel is joined by historian Chris Smith to discuss the issues surrounding the Book of Abraham. Between critics and defenders, the Book of Abraham is probably the most contentious of all Mormon issues. To the uninitiated, these issues can quickly become technical and complicated and here we hope to unravel the mystery a bit. Topics discussed include the 19th century understanding of Egyptology, Reformed Egyptian, the Egyptian and Hebrew languages, The Catalyst Theory, the Missing Papyrus Theory, the Anthon Transcript, the Kirtland Egyptian Papers (KEP) and the theories of John Gee and Hugh Nibley.