Listen "Human Sacrifice"
Episode Synopsis
From BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4.
The Book of Abraham begins with an account of Abraham nearly being sacrificed to the idolatrous gods of his kinsfolk. The form of sacrifice was said to be "after the manner of the Egyptians" (Abraham 1:11). This episode talks about archaeological evidence for human sacrifice in Egypt.
The Book of Abraham begins with an account of Abraham nearly being sacrificed to the idolatrous gods of his kinsfolk. The form of sacrifice was said to be "after the manner of the Egyptians" (Abraham 1:11). This episode talks about archaeological evidence for human sacrifice in Egypt.
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