Summary: The Mormon Matters "Genesis Team"--David Bokovoy, Tom Roberts, and Brian Hauglid--discusses the Genesis and Book of Abraham texts related to the great patriarch Abraham. Where do the texts differ? Are there resources from ancient studies or the wider Judeo-Christian literature that bolster some of the Book of Abraham’s distinctive points? Why did Abraham flee Ur? What was the episode in Egypt all about when Abraham told Sarai to say she was his sister rather than his wife? The members of the team also discuss Hagar and Ishmael and help us understand their histories in more complete ways. And finally, they take on the Akedah, the "binding of Isaac," in all its difficulty. Is there a theologically satisfying way to discuss this difficult story?
