Paul Y. Hoskisson

Paul Hoskisson
Born1943
Utah
EducationB.A., M.A., Ph. D Near Eastern Studies
Alma materBrigham Young University
Brandeis University
OccupationReligion professor at BYU
SpouseJoaquina Hoskisson
Children4

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.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. ^ "The Deities and cult terms in Mari : an analysis of the textual evidence /..." Copyright Catalog (1978 to present). United States Copyright Office. 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  2. ^ Hoskisson, Paul Y. (July 1991). "Research and Perspectives: Where Was the Ur of Abraham?". Ensign. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Hoskisson, Joaquina. For to Sojourn in the Land. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Joaquina V Hoskisson". College of Humanities Faculty Biography. Brigham Young University. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "New Director Appointed for the Willes Center and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies". Insights. 28 (4). Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  6. ^ "3 BYU Students Study Abroad as Fulbright Award Winners". Deseret News. September 21, 1995. Retrieved March 10, 2009.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Shirts, Kerry A. "Book of Mormon and Archaeology: The Scimeter". Mormonism Researched. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "MormonTimes.com: New director appointed to Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, FARMS". Deseret News. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.