Biography
Biography
Nicholas Gentile (BA, MA, PhD) is beyond grateful for the opportunity to try to teach the Book of Mormon at BYU in ways that are spiritually strengthening, intellectually enlarging, enjoyable, and full of love and hope in our Savior, Jesus Christ. He has been blessed to work full-time in Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for over thirteen years, most recently as the institute director in East Lansing, Michigan.
His research interests in ancient scripture are diverse. He has published articles related to New Testament and Book of Mormon topics in The Religious Educator, articles related to mission studies and New Testament translation in Protestant journals, and a book (with University of Massachusetts Press) that puts identity, community, rights, and power in Revolutionary America in conversation with biblical reception history. He has also published articles in the Ensign and Liahona and is currently working on an article about interculturality in King Anti-Nephi-Lehi’s remarkable address in Alma 24:7-16.
Most important, he is trying to be like Jesus and wants nothing more than to spend forever with his wife and best friend, Christina, and their six amazing children. Together they love hiking, visiting American history and Church history sites, reading inspiring literature, playing board games, and hitting home runs in the Gentile Family Wiffle Ball League.