Paul Y. Hoskisson

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Department: Ancient Scripture

Title: Professor

Office: 104C B49

Phone number: (801) 422-4329

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Bio: Since 1981 I have taught at BYU. Before that I worked at the Universität Zürich and the Universität Tübingen. I was granted a Ph.D. from Brandeis University in ancient Near Eastern Studies. My M.A. and B.A. were granted by BYU. I am married to Joaquina V. Hoskisson, and we have four children.

Courses Taught: Book of Mormon, Old Testament, New Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Akkadian, Ugaritic

Areas of Expertise: Ancient Near Eastern languages and history, including the Hebrew Bible; and The Book of Mormon

Areas of Research: Book of Mormon; Ancient Near Eastern texts; Textual based scriptural readings; Language based understandings

Languages: German, Biblical Hebrew, Ugaritic, Akkadian, Spanish, and a few other research languages

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