Paul Y. Hoskisson

Paul Y. Hoskisson is the associate dean of religious education and an associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He holds a degree in Assyriology from Brandeis University.

Hoskisson was the editor of the book "Historicity and the Latter-day Saints" (Provo: Religious Studies Center of Brigham Young University, 2001). He wrote the article in that book about the needs for historicity.

Hoskinson has been a professor at BYU since 1981. Before that he taught at the University of Zurich and the University of Tubingen. He holds a bachelors and masters from BYU. Hoskinsson has served as a member of the board of trustees for American Schools of Oriental Research. [http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=YOLVAZUDPZYF&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=16&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES]

Hoskisson's wife is Joaquina V. Hoskinsson. She is a native of Spain. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040803/ai_n11467525] She is a Spanish professor at BYU. They are the parents of four children.

Hoskisson is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=3183b850e318b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1]

Hoskisson has also served as Fulbright Program advisior at BYU. [ [http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=YOLVAZUDPZYF&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=12&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES "Deseret News", September 21st, 1995] ]

Hoskisson has also written on evidence of pre-600 B.C. cimeters in the Middle East, thus making their presence among Lehi and his descendants in the new world possible in ways that were previously denied. [http://www2.ida.net/graphics/shirtail/scimeter.htm]

In September 2008 Hoskisson was apointed the director of FARMS. [ [http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700261389,00.html "Deseret News", September 24th, 2008] ]

ources

*http://farms.byu.edu/authors/?authorID=30
* [http://religion.byu.edu/sing_fac.php?f=Paul%20Y.&l=Hoskisson BYU faculty bio page]

External links

* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/book_of_mormon/names.html article on Book of Mormon names]