Paul Y. Hoskisson Explained

Paul Hoskisson
Birth Date:1943
Birth Place:Utah
Occupation:Religion professor at BYU
Residence:Provo, Utah, United States -- invalid infobox parameter -->
Spouse:Joaquina Hoskisson
Children:4
Alma Mater:Brigham Young University
Brandeis University
Education:B.A., M.A., Ph. D Near Eastern Studies

Paul Y. Hoskisson (born 1943)[1] is an American professor of Ancient scripture and former associate dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU). In 2008, he was appointed director of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Research.

Biographical background

Hoskisson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[2] He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and received a Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Brandeis University in 1986.

Hoskisson's wife is Joaquina V. Hoskisson. She is a native of Spain[3] and a Spanish professor at BYU.[4] They are the parents of four children.

Career

Hoskisson has taught at BYU since 1981. Before that he taught at the University of Zurich and worked at the University of Tübingen.[5] Hoskisson has also served as Fulbright Program adviser at BYU.[6]

Hoskisson is a member of several professional academic associations, including the Society of Biblical Literature, the American Oriental Society, the American Schools of Oriental Research, and the Mormon History Association.[5] He has served on the board of trustees for the American Schools of Oriental Research.

Hoskisson has published research on the Book of Mormon, the Old Testament, and other LDS subjects. For example, he wrote about pre-600 B.C. scimitars in the Middle East, thus making their presence possible among Lehi and his descendants in the new world in ways that were previously denied.[7] Hoskisson edited Historicity and the Latter-day Saints, an anthology by BYU's Religious Studies Center, in which he contributed a paper on the need for historicity. He also contributed several articles to FARMS' Journal of Book of Mormon Studies that explore possible ancient meanings behind names in the Book of Mormon.

In September 2008, Hoskisson was appointed the director of BYU's Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Research.[8]

Published work

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Deities and cult terms in Mari : an analysis of the textual evidence /... . Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) . . 1985 . 2009-12-07.
  2. Hoskisson, Paul Y. . Research and Perspectives: Where Was the Ur of Abraham? . . July 1991 . 2009-03-10.
  3. Book: Hoskisson, Joaquina . For to Sojourn in the Land . Speeches . . Provo, Utah . 2009-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609214326/http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=8544&x=55&y=2 . June 9, 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Joaquina V Hoskisson . College of Humanities Faculty Biography . . 2009-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081118214554/http://humanities.byu.edu/faculty/jvh2 . November 18, 2008 . dead .
  5. New Director Appointed for the Willes Center and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies . 2008 . Insights . 28 . 4 . . 2009-03-10.
  6. News: 3 BYU Students Study Abroad as Fulbright Award Winners . September 21, 1995 . . 2009-03-10 .
  7. Web site: Shirts, Kerry A. . Book of Mormon and Archaeology: The Scimeter . Mormonism Researched . 2009-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828065747/http://www2.ida.net/graphics/shirtail/scimeter.htm . August 28, 2008 . dead .
  8. Web site: MormonTimes.com: New director appointed to Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, FARMS. https://archive.today/20120707081905/http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700261389,00.html. dead. July 7, 2012. . 24 September 2008.

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