Kent P. Jackson

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Kent P. Jackson


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Kent P. Jackson is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from BYU with a B.A. in ancient studies. He then earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in ancient Near Eastern studies from the University of Michigan. He joined the BYU faculty in 1980.

Dr. Jackson has two primary academic interests. The first is the intersection of the Bible and Latter-day Saint history and beliefs. The second is the Middle East—ancient, medieval, and modern. He is a former chair of Near Eastern Studies at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at BYU and former associate dean of Religious Education. He has been a faculty member at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern St
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Average rating: 4.08 · 371 ratings · 74 reviews · 53 distinct works
How the New Testament Came ...

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Joseph Smith's Commentary o...

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From Apostasy to Restoration

3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
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Lost Tribes & Last Days: Wh...

4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005
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The Book Of Moses And The J...

4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005
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Studies in Scripture: 1 Kin...

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“And it came to pass that Enoch looked upon the residue of the people, and he wept. And he beheld, and lo, the heavens wept also and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the mountains.”
Kent P. Jackson, The Book Of Moses And The Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts

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