Bible Scholar Rethinks Mormonism – David Bokovoy (Remastered Classic) | Ep. 1875

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Note: This interview is a remastered version of episodes 1013-1016 with David Bokovoy done in 2018. In these highly-anticipated episodes of Mormon Stories Podcast, we interview David Bokovoy – one of Mormonism’s leading Bible scholars. David has an MA from Brandeis University in Jewish Studies and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East. He worked for the LDS Church Education System for 18 years, was chaplain at Harvard University, and taught LDS Institute at Harvard, Wellesley, and MIT. He is the author of 2 books including Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis-Deuteronomy, dozens of articles, and was a co-founder of the Mormon Interpreter with Daniel C. Peterson.

This interview focuses on David’s personal faith journey, including his fascinating story of falling in love with the Hebrew language and deeply studying the Bible—to forgoing a possibly more lucrative academic career to move to Utah to teach in the Church Educational System.

• 1876: Is the Bible Historical? David Bokovoy Pt. 2 (Remastered Classic)
• 1877: Are Mormon Scriptures Historical? David Bokovoy Pt. 3 (Remastered Classic)
• 1878: Healing & Joy Beyond Mormonism – David Bokovoy Pt. 4
• 1881: Isaiah & Mormonism – David Bokovoy Pt. 5

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Show Notes:

• Authoring the Old Testament by David Bokovoy
• The Mormon Interpreter Foundation
• Lady in Red song
• Discourses of Brigham Young
• Doctrines of Salvation
• Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
• The Great Apostasy by James E. Talmage
• Journal of Discourses
• B.H. Roberts
• Bruce R. McConkie
• Mormon Doctrine by Bruce R. McConkie
• Letter from Bruce R. McConkie to Eugene England
• The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
• David Wright
• Dan Vogel
• Brent Metcalf
• Briah Hauglid

Mormon Stories

• 1013-1016: David Bokovoy – Bible Scholar, Former CES Employee
• 1019-1022: David Bokovoy – Applying Higher Criticism to Mormon Scripture
• 493-494; 497-499b: Brent Metcalfe – Early Years, Mark Hofmann, the Salamander Letter, the Bombings, the Book of Abraham, and Life After Mormonism