There is little historical data about what happened to the papyri after Joseph translated this portion. Recently, a Brigham Young University professor has been trying to unravel this history. Kerry Muhlestein is an Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at BYU. “What that means is that we have eyewitnesses who confirm that the fragments we have are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Our critics are flying in the face of these witnesses.”