An Early Christian Context for the Book of Moses

David Calabro discusses an intriguing article where he argues that there is an underlying Christian ritual context for the Book of Moses. This article, entitled “An Early Christian Context for the Book of Abraham,” was published in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. Drawing on a variety of ancient Christian baptismal texts, Dr. Calabro argues that there is a distinctive ritual progression visible in the Book of Moses that gives that a distinctive structure and context to the materials in Moses. The interview discusses how Dr. Calabro came to this position, potential difficulties with it, and new evidence for this Christian background that he has discovered since the original publication of the article. Chapters: 00:00 INTRO 03:45 Dating the Book of Moses 08:26 Being open to scholarly debate 12:19 Adam's baptism and spiritual rebirth 16:51 Differences between Moses and Abraham texts 18:05 Serpent narrative across ancient texts 24:13 Christian baptism and ancient rituals 27:45 Baptism symbolism in Moses 6 29:13 Comparing Moses 7 and the Eucharist 32:47 Discussing New Testament parallels 35:25 Authenticity of the Book of Moses The original article is available to read at https://interpreterfoundation.org/jou...