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Department of Ancient
Scripture
Religious Education
Department of Humanities,
Classics, and Comparative Literature
Brigham Young University
Dr. H's YouTube Channel for Hunts on Site video clips, especially:
- Greek History sites
- New Testament sites in Greece and Turkey
- Byzantine favorites in Istanbul
- My favorite, "Whipping the Hellespont!" Get a look at my Indiana Jones Hat and my "whip!"
Fall 2011 - Summer 2012: BYU Jerusalem Assignment
JUST RELEASED: Good Tidings of Great Joy: An Advent Celebration of the Savior's Birth, by Eric D. Huntsman (Deseret book, fall 2011). In stores now for Christmas!
Reviews:
God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior's Life by Eric D. Huntsman (Deseret Book, 2011) available now. Consider this for Easter!
Reviews
Jesus
Christ and the World of the New Testament: An Illustrated
Reference for Latter-day Saints by Richard Neitzel
Holzapfel, Eric D. Huntsman, and Thomas A. Wayment (Deseret book
2006).
"Mormon Identities” is an Internet radio program about real Latter-day Saints as they live the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in the world today. The gospel shapes our identity and serves as a common thread in the other factors that help define who we are. We will explore these factors in episodes dealing with topics about our community and culture; scripture and doctrine; and life experiences and challenges. Mormon Identities is hosted by author Eric Huntsman, Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. Please join us each week as we invite experts and rank-and-file members of the Church to talk with us about what it means to be a Latter-day Saint in the twenty-first century.
Music and Mormons: “For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads” (Doctrine and Covenants 25:12). Listen as Craig Jessop, former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, expounds on some of the most beloved hymns of the Latter-day Saints. You’ll also hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing hymns about the Restoration, the gospel, and our Savior.
Other Recent Episodes of Interest
- My Best Day Yet: George Durrant: "Speaker, storyteller author George Durrant shares how we can have a positive outlook on life and make every day our "best day so far." His charm and wit will brighten anyone's day as he truly realizes the importance of every human soul.
- A Temple Forged Identity: "President M. Richard Walker and his wife, Kathleen H. Walker, call in to the Mormon Channel studio from England, to talk about creating a temple-forged identity. He is currently presiding over the England Missionary Training Center. Before that, they served as president and matron of the Salt Lake Temple. They tell us how we can get the most out of our temple experience."
- Living with Cancer: "Everyone knows someone affected by cancer. Marilyn Huntsman recovered fully from skin cancer but is now suffering from her second bout with breast cancer. Her husband died from cancer of the liver, stomach, kidney, and colon. Angel Randall has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. But neither Angel nor Marilyn lets cancer stop them from living. Angel just published her first children's book. Marilyn continues to serve in the temple and to serve her family and her community. They join oncologist Steve Wallentine to talk about what spiritual and physical help is available for cancer patients. Doctor Wallentine explains how the gospel brings his patients comfort, having witnessed firsthand how Christ takes upon Him the "pains and the sicknesses of His people."
Seasonal Materials
From Palm Sunday to Easter Morning: Easter
Good Tidings of Great Joy: Huntsman Family Video Christmas Card from Shepherds Field outside of Bethlehem
Advent and Christmas
Background
I. Education
- Ph.D. in Ancient History and Classics, University of Pennsylvania December 1997, dissertation: “The Family and Property of Livia Drusilla.”
- M.A. in Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania May 1992, thesis: “Fourth Century Marriage, Motherhood, and Power: The Role of Women in the Macedonian Court.”
- B.A. in Classical Greek and Latin, Brigham Young University August 1990, summa cum laude and highest honors
II. Academic Employment History
- Adjunct Research Fellow, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.
- Full-time faculty, Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture, Affiliated Faculty, Classics and Ancient History: Fall 2008–present. Specialties: New Testament Studies, especially Johannine Literature, Pauline Epistles, and Luke-Acts; Early Christianity and the Roman World; historical context of the Bible.
- Full-time faculty, Assistant Professor of Ancient Scripture, Affiliated Faculty, Classics and Ancient History: Fall 2003–2008
- Full-time faculty, Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient History: Winter 1998–Summer 2003. Specialties: Greek and Roman history, Greek and Latin language and grammar, historical authors, women in antiquity.
- Full-time faculty, Instructor: Fall 1994–Fall 1997.
- Part-time faculty, Brigham Young University: Summers of 1991–94.
- Student Instructor, Brigham Young University: Winter and Fall 1989, Spring and Summer 1990.
III. Awards and Honors
- Susan and Harvey Black Outstanding Publication Award in Ancient Scripture, March 2010.
- Alcuin Fellow, Brigham Young University, 2009–2011 (awarded August 2008)
- University of Pennsylvania: William Penn Fellow; senior writing fellow.
- Brigham Young University: National Merit, Karl G. Maeser, and Hinckley scholar; Eta Sigma Phi (secretary-treasurer, vice president, president); Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Recent Addresses and Lectures (in addition
to Current Publications and
2008 Education Week items
listed below)
"'Whether by My Voice or the Voice of My Servants, It Is the Same' The King James Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants" for the King James and the Restoration Symposium. Church News summary.
“Jesus on Jesus: John 5 and 7,” presented to the Exploring Mormon Scriptural Theology Conference, sponsored by the Richard L. Evans Chair, at Brigham Young University, October 4, 2010.
“Nibley and Classical Scholarship,” presented as part of The Neal A. Maxwell Institute’s Hugh Nibley series, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on March 18, 2010.
“The Unveiling of Christ and of Angels: Apocalyptic Mediation in The Book of Revelation,” read for LDS Readings of the Book of Revelation, sponsored by the Mormon Theology Seminar and the Interfaith Council of Austin at the University of Texas at Austin, September 25, 2009. podcast
"Render Unto Caesar the Things
Which are Caesar's, unto God the Things That Are God's: The Life
and Times of Jesus Christ," presentation at BYU Women's
Conference, May 2, 2008. "The Lamb of God: Unique Insights of John on the Atoning
Sacrifice," Easter Conference, Brigham Young University, April
7, 2007.
"Gethsemane and the Trial," Beholding Salvation Lecture
Series, Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, March 14, 2007.
Transcript. Also an Audio CD by Deseret Book, 2007.
“And the Word Was Made Flesh: LDS Exegesis of the Blood and Water Imagery in John,” at the SBL National Convention in Washington, D.C., in November 2006.
The
Occasional Nature, Composition, and Style of the Pauline
Epistles, Sperry Symposium Lecture, October 2006.
The Messages of the New Testament Gospels: The Unique
Perspectives of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, Education Week, August 2006 (Tu22-F25Aug,
B002 JFSB)
Other Items of Possible Interest
Interests
Courses
(syllabi available as *.pdf
documents that can be easily read and printed with Adobe Acrobat)
Religious Education Courses
Rel A 121 Introduction to the Book of Mormon (1 Nephi
through Alma 29)
Rel A 122 Introduction to the Book of Mormon (Alma 30 through
Moroni 10)
Rel A 211 The New Testament (Gospels)
Rel A 212 The New Testament (Acts, the Epistles, and the Apocalypse)
Rel A 301 Old Testament
Rel A 302 Old Testament
A 314 Historical Background of the Bible
Ancient Near Eastern Studies Courses (ANES): New Testament
Greek and
Koine
Literature
The ANES program, with tracks
in Hebrew Bible and Greek New Testament, begins with the
2005-2006 academic year, Dr. Dana Pike, director.
ClCv 363,
Judaism and Early Christianity in the
Classical Near
East
Greek 311R,
Luke,
Mark,
Matthew
Greek 411R, Pauline Epistles, Johannine Writings, Luke-Acts
Honors Courses
Hon
P 100 sec 008 (Summer 2006) Late Summer Honors - "The
Writings of Paul"
Honrs 201 The Biblical and Classical Roots of Western
Civilization
Courses in Classical Studies and Ancient History
ClCv 110
Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature (Basic Classics)
ClCv 201 The Classical Tradition
ClCv 241
Greek and Roman Mythology
ClCv 245
The Golden Age of Greece
ClCv 246 The Golden Age of Rome
ClCv 304
Greek History Survey
ClCv 307
Roman History Survey
Clscs 430R
Senior Seminar in Greek and Roman history: topics taught include
Archaic
Greece ,
Rise
and Fall of Athens , the
Julio-Claudians
, and Imperial
Rome
Latin 111
and 201 Accelerated Beginning and Intermediate Latin
Latin 302
Latin Prose: Cicero and Sallust
Latin 490R
Suetonius and Latin Biography
Greek 201
Intermediate Greek
Greek 433
Thucydides
Greek 437
Attic Orators
Selected Publications, Presentations, and
Projects
God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior's Life. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011
"Glad Tidings of Great Joy," Ensign (December 2010), 52-57.
“The Roman World outside of Judea,” pages 97–116 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“The Impact of Gentile Conversions in the Greco-Roman World,” pages 80–96 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“Imperial Cult and the Beasts of Revelation,” with Cecilia M. Peek, pages 221–249 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“The Six Antitheses: Attaining the Purpose of the Law,” pages 93–109 in The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture. Edited by Gaye Strathearn, Thomas A. Wayment, and Daniel L. Belnap. The 39th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“Livia Before Octavian,” Ancient Society 39 (2009), 121–169.
“And the Word Was Made Flesh: An LDS Exegesis of the Blood and Water Imagery in John,” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 1 (2009), 51–65.
"Reflections
on the Savior's Last Week," Ensign (April 2009),
52-60.
"Your Faith Should Not Stand in the Wisdom of Men. Greek
Philosophy, Corinthian Behavior, and the Teachings of Paul,"
pages 67-97 in The New Testament Brought to Light: Latter-day
Saint Insights into Acts through Revelation. Edited by Ray
L. Huntington, David M. Whitchurch, and Frank F. Judd, Jr.
Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, 2009.
Review of Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation: The
Beginning of Our Religious Traditions. BYU Studies 47.2
(2008), 142-47.
"The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John," pages 49-70 in Behold the Lamb of God: The Fourth
Annual BYU Religious Education Easter Conference. Edited by
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Frank F. Judd, Jr., and Thomas A.
Wayment. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, 2008.
Jesus Christ and the World of the New Testament: An Illustrated
Reference for Latter-day Saints, with Richard Neitzel Holzapfel
and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, September 2006.
"The Occasional Nature, Composition, and Structure of the Pauline Epistles," Pages 190-207 in How The New Testament
Came to Be. Edited by Kent P. Jackson et al. The 35th
Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt
Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.
"The Bread of Life Sermon" in From the Transfiguration through the
Triumphal Entry, edited by Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment.
The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 2. Salt Lake City: Deseret
Book, March 2006.
Presentation at the 2006 Easter Conference, BYU.; revised,
pages 87-112 in Celebrating Easter. Edited by
Thomas A. Wayment and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel. Provo:
Religious Studies Center, 2006.
"Teaching through Exegesis: Helping Students Ask Questions of the
Text," Religious Educator 6.1 (Winter 2005).
"Galilee and the Call of the Apostles," in From Bethlehem to the
Sermon on the Mount, edited by Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A.
Wayment. The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 1. Salt Lake
City: Deseret Book, 2005.
"Mary
Magdalene: Biblical Enigma," Original
presentation: February 25, 2004 as part of the Museum of Art lecture
series Mystery, Metaphor, and Meaning: LDS Perspectives on The Da Vinci
Code; Revised presentation: May 26, 2004, KBYU Studios; electronically published by
Meridian Magazine, June 14-15, 2004.
"Christ Before the Romans," in From the Last
Supper Through the Resurrection: The Savior's Final Hours, edited by Richard N. Holzapfel
and Thomas A. Wayment. The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 3.
Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003.
"Levels of
Meaning: The Ara Pacis Augustae and the Teaching of Roman History," Interdisciplinary
Humanities 15.1 (Spring 1998), 62-76.
"The Reliability of Josephus: Can He Be Trusted?," Masada
and the World of the New Testament. BYU Studies 36.3 (1996-7)
392-402.
"And They Cast
Lots: Divination, Democracy, and Josephus," Masada and the World of
the New Testament. BYU Studies 36.3 (1996-7) 365-377.
Forthcoming
Good Tidings of Great Joy: Stories of the Savior's Birth. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, forthcoming, October 2011.
Education Week 2008
Education Week, August 2007
Late Summer Honors 2008
- Hon P 100, The Lamb and The Lion: The Revelation of
Jesus Christ in the Writings of John
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section 6
syllabus,
Johannine Outlines
- Th21Aug, 2-3:30 p.m.:
Gospel of John. Introduction---John the Theologian;
John 1 and the Logos Hymn
- F22Aug, 9-12:00:
The Book of Signs. From Cana to Cana,
Jesus and the Feasts of the Jews 1,
Jesus
and the Feasts of the Jews 2, Before the Gospel:
Theories on Johannine Community Origins
- Sa23Aug, 9-12:00:
Jesus and the Feasts of the Jews 3, Lazarus;
The Last Supper;
John's Farewell Discourses (see
Rel 211 lecture 25 and Intercessory Prayer slides
from
Ed Week Johannine Hymns and Prayers)
- Making Sense of Brown," ongoing (i.e. periodically
updated) summary of The Community of the Beloved
Disciple
- M25Aug, 9-12:00: The Passion of the Lamb of God (Rel
211
lectures 26,
27,
28; Ed Week
Preparation of the Priest and Sacrifice and
Death of the Lamb of God); The Resurrection and the
Life (Rel 211
lecture 29; Ed Week
Rising with Healing in His Wings);
The Johannine Epistles
- Tu26Aug, 1:30-4:30:
Apocalyptic Literature and the Revelation of John;
First Visionary Experience
- W27Aug, 9:00-10:30:
Further "Portents in Heaven."
- Working
Review Sheet
- Pick you passage and start thinking about it now.
Look at these "Getting
Started Instructions," then when it is time to write,
follow these
detailed instructions;
paper example
Affiliations
Classical
Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) since 1991; CAMWS
finance committee August 1994 to April 2004; state vice-president 1998. See
also
the Utah
Classics Resource web site.
Association
of Ancient Historians (AAH) since 1998.
Society
of Biblical Literature (SBL) since 2001.
Mormon
Tabernacle Choir since 2003.
Autism Concerns
Utah
Running and Races
Utah
Triathlon
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