God's Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament - Hardcover

9781950304721: God's Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1950304728 ISBN 13: 9781950304721

Publisher: RSC/BYU/Deseret Book Company, 2025

This collection of essays is designed to assist teachers and students of the Old Testament in deepening their understanding of this sacred scripture and fostering a closer relationship with God. Recognizing that Old Testament cultures and peoples may be unfamiliar to many readers, the editors have compiled works from Latter-day Saint scholars to enhance comprehension. The essays, written from diverse perspectives, explore the Torah, the Writings, and the Prophets, aiming to nurture God’s word in our hearts and enrich the lives of those we teach.

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About the Authors

Ross Baron is a teaching professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He received a bachelor’s degree from BYU in finance, as well as a master’s degree and a PhD from the University of Southern California in religion and social ethics. Ross was involved in business and entrepreneurship before he went to work as a full-time institute director and CES coordinator in Southern California at the Glendora and Claremont Institutes of Religion for the Church. He later went to teach at BYU–Idaho and later at the BYU Jerusalem Center as a visiting professor.

Kerry Muhlestein received his BS from BYU in psychology with a minor in Hebrew. As an undergraduate he spent time at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in the intensive Hebrew program. He received an MA in ancient Near Eastern studies from BYU and a PhD from UCLA in Egyptology. His first full-time appointment was a joint position in religion and history at BYU–Hawaii. He is the director of the BYU Egypt Excavation Project.

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