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Dept: | Ancient Scripture |
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| Title: | Associate Professor | |
| Office: | 270R JSB | |
| Phone: | 422-2136 | |
| Email: | Send Message |
Bio: Born and raised in Minneapolis Minnesota. Received a Bachelor's degree in Near Eastern Studies from BYU in 1984 and a Master's and Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Utah in 1991 and 1998 respectively. Married to the former Tessa Jean McNamara. Three daughters.
Courses Taught: New Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Islam and the Gospel, World Religions
Areas of Expertise: Islamic origins and development; Qu'ran and extraqur'anic medieval literature; Book of Abraham; Temple studies.
Areas of Research: Studies on the book of Abraham (Akedah, tradtions, etc.); Introduction to Islam for Latter-day Saints; Ancient Temple architecture
Languages: Arabic (mostly reading of medieval Islamic texts. Fair to good); Hebrew (some reading with difficulty); German (reading with difficulty); French (fair reading ability)
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