Joshua M. Sears

Joshua Sears grew up in Southern California and served in the Chile Osorno Mission. He received a BA in ancient Near Eastern studies from BYU, followed by an MA from The Ohio State University and a PhD in Hebrew Bible from The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include biblical polygamy, the book of Isaiah, and Latter-day Saint translations and editions of the Bible. He has presented at regional and national meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature, BYU Education Week, the Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, and the Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the author of A Modern Guide to an Old Testament (Deseret Book, 2025). His wife, Alice, is from Hong Kong and plays in Bells at Temple Square; they live in Lindon, Utah, with their five children.