Klaus Baer

Klaus Baer, 56, an Egyptologist at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, was president of the American Research Center in Egypt from 1981 to 1984

A Translation of the Apparent Source of the Book of Abraham

Articles/Essays – Volume 03, No. 3

The speed with which photographs of the Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri were published once they came into the possession of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a gratifying contrast to the secrecy with which their previous custodians surrounded them. The definitive edition of the documents will take time, but in the meantime the Egyptologist can show his appreciation by taking advantage of the opportunity to make preliminary studies.