They Lie In Wait to Deceive, Volume 1

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The late Dee Jay Nelson lectured at the invitation of numerous churches. On a tour through Arizona, Robert L. and Rosemary Brown attended and taped one of his lectures. Ninety-six statements from Nelson's 120-minute lecture were found to be false or misleading.

Dee Jay Nelson, among other things, claimed to have earned two Ph.D. degrees, to be a world-renowned Egyptologist, to be an author of over 150 scientific papers and articles, to be a mathematician, and to be one who, because of his reputation, was asked by the late King Farouk to catalog his artifacts. He used these and other impressive credentials to intimidate his audiences to believing hs false statements concerning Joseph Smith and the Book of Abraham. However, Dee Jay Nelson was found to be a high-school dropout who purchased his degrees from a diploma mill shut down by the State of Washington, was unknown to real Egyptologists who were unaware of his "scientific" and "Egyptological contributions," etc. All documentation is included for the reader in this 300+ page volume.

Table of Contents

	Preface	i
	Dedication	ii
	Introduction	iv
1.	Dee Jay Nelson: Degree Credentials	1
2.	Dee Jay Nelson: Credentials as a Mathematician	44
3.	Dee Jay Nelson: Credentials as a Professor	57
4.	Dee Jay Nelson: Credentials as an Author	62
5.	"Reed J. Neuberger" and King Farouk	87
6.	Identification of Nelson's Resurrection Figure	101
7.	Nelson's "Commission" to Translate the Joseph Smith Papyri	106
8.	Summary of Dee Jay Nelson's Lecture (February 22, 1980, Mesa, Arizona)	117
9.	Errors and Distortions by Dee Jay Nelson and Jerald and Sandra Tanner	155
10.	The Truth About the Book of Abraham	165
11.	Conclusion, by Joseph C. Muren, Convert to the LDS Church	176
	Appendix Section Nelson's Lecture Transcript Nelson's Press Release Information Nelson's Book on Pyramid Power (Extracts) Newspaper Article Checking Dee Jay Nelson's Credentials Newspaper Article by Dr. Cyrus H. Gordon Letter by Thomas Stuart Ferguson Magazine Article from "Family Circle Magazine" Letter from Dr. Hugh Nibley Article by Dr. Nibley Newspaper Article by Col. Joseph P. O'Riley Letter from J. Malek Newspaper Article by Concerned Christians, Inc. of Mesa, Arizona Newspaper Article: "A Mormon Replies to Concerned Christians" Newspaper Article: "Ask His Mummy," Mesa Tribune, Mesa, Arizona, February 24, 1980 Photo of Dee Jay Nelson's Phony Degree, Business Card, and Papier-Mache Mummy Addendum Introduction	182
	Index	284

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