Shon D. Hopkin

Shon Hopkin is Assistant Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Brigham Young University, focusing on the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and earned a PhD in Hebrew Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on medieval Hebrew and Arabic literature. His current and upcoming publications include articles and chapters about Isaiah, Psalms, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Mormon, and medieval Judaism in the Journal of Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture, BYU Studies, Religious Educator, and in edited books through such groups as the Binah Yitzrit Foundation. He is currently working with others on a harmony of Isaiah’s writings as found in the Bible, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith Translation, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He taught for the Seminaries and Institutes program  in the Church Educational System for fourteen years and enjoys speaking for the EFY program. He and his wife, Jennifer, live with their four children in Orem, Utah.