Bethany Jensen and Faculty Mentor: Kerry Muhlestein, Ancient Scripture Introduction: Brigham Young University began excavating in Fag el-Gamous, Egypt in 1981. This large (125 hectare) Graeco-Roman necropolis in the eastern Fayoum was in use from about the second century BCE until its decline around the eighth century CE. Within the last three decades of research […]
The Unsuccessful Japan Mission and LDS Missiology
Kaitlyn Jensen and Faculty Mentor: Gregory Wilkinson, Church History Introduction In the early years of the Latter-day Saint church a mission to Japan was opened in an effort to continue the spread of the gospel and the advancement of a worldwide church but in terms of evangelical success the mission was largely ineffective. The focus […]
Egypt Excavation Conservation Training
Kerry Muhlestein, Lincoln Blumell and David Whitchurch, Ancient Scripture Paul Stavast, Anthropology Giovanni Tata, Creative Works R Paul Evans, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Kristin South With the monies from the MEG granted to me and the BYU Egypt Excavation Project, we were able to accomplish wonderful things. As per our proposal, we have used the […]
Transcription and Publication of the Didymus Papyrus in BYU Special Collections
Lincoln H Blumell, Ancient Scripture In January 2013 I received a MEG in the amount of $19,707.00 to work on the transcription and publication of the twenty-two page Didymus Papyrus that is housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library. I am pleased to report that this project was very successful. The papyrus has […]
Researching the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood
Nathan Richardson, Dr. Michael Hubbard MacKay, Church History and Doctrine Many historians, both Mormon and non-Mormon, have developed ideas about the restoration of the priesthood, and there is a rich literature that describes the details of those events. However, the Joseph Smith Papers Project, for which my mentor, Dr. MacKay is an author, has uncovered […]
Reevaluating the Bronze and Iron Age Ceramic Evidence of Biblical Hebron
Christina Nelson, Jeffrey Chadwick, Church History and Doctrine As the home to several Old Testament prophets such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and King David, Hebron holds a significant role in the biblical narrative and history of the Israelites. Today, the modern city of Hebron is located in the hill country of Judah, most known […]
Singing the Bible: the Impact of Haik-Vantoura’s Theory
Hannah Lambert, Shon Hopkin, Department of Ancient Scripture The use of liturgical music is common to several faiths in today’s society. The purpose of this project was to shed light on the origins and development of cantillation marks in the Hebrew bible and on the development of liturgical music in post-biblical time. Most importantly, this […]
Prophetic Harmony: Bringing Together the Disparate Voices of Isaiah
David B. Ridge and Dr. Shon Hopkin, Ancient Scripture Introduction In the academic year 2012–2013 I received an ORCA Grant from BYU. Under the mentorship of Dr. Shon Hopkin of the Department of Ancient Scripture, I began working on a project to create a textual harmony of four different versions of the Book of Isaiah; […]
“Mary is now to be The Sower”: The Rebellious Proselytizing in Mary Sturlaugson’s Memoirs
Jennifer Duqué and Dr. Rachel Cope, Department of Church History My project focuses on Mary Sturlaugson’s memoirs, and discusses how the memoir genre allowed Sturlaugson to both faithfully and subversively voice her position on the LDS Church’s denial of salvational ordinances to Black people. The ORCA grant has generously subsidized my research, providing the financial […]
A Biography of Inez Knight Allen: The First Single Proselytizing Sister Missionary for the LDS Church
Amy Connelly and Dr. Rachel Cope, Church History and Doctrine Introduction Inez Knight Allen, the daughter of Amanda and Jesse Knight, was born on September 8, 1876, on the Knight Family ranch just outside of Payson, Utah. Inez received a formal education at Brigham Young Academy. Originally intending to go on a study abroad to […]
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