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Articles by Joshua Sears

Research paper thumbnail of Study Bibles: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints

Research paper thumbnail of "O Lord God, Forgive!": Prophetic Intercession in Amos

Pages 187–206 in Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: Text and Context. Edited by Aaron ... more Pages 187–206 in Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: Text and Context. Edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.

Research paper thumbnail of False Prophets as a Construction of Authority at Qumran

Pages 115–27 in The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scr... more Pages 115–27 in The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 11–12 April 2014. Edited by Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks, and Andrew C. Skinner. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 120. Leiden: Brill, 2017.

Research paper thumbnail of Santa Biblia: The Latter-day Saint Bible in Spanish

BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 42-75. The Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera 2009 is the firs... more BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 42-75.

The Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera 2009 is the first edition of the Holy Bible to be published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a language other than English. This version is based on the 1909 Reina-Valera, an important Spanish Bible in the Protestant tradition. The LDS Church had a team of translators and general authorities revise the biblical text, conservatively updating the archaic language while preserving its literary strengths. The revised translation also incorporates textual data from ancient versions of the Greek New Testament. This new LDS edition also includes and adds to study aids previously found in the English edition, including chapter headings, cross-references to other LDS scripture, and quotations from the Joseph Smith Translation. Charts give examples of the many and various types of decisions made and compare the Santa Biblia and the King James Version.

Research paper thumbnail of The Church of the First Century

A brief examination of the early Christian Church. Chapter 2 in The Life and Teachings of the New... more A brief examination of the early Christian Church. Chapter 2 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost through the Apocalypse, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010).

Conference Presentations by Joshua Sears

Research paper thumbnail of Prophets as Messengers in Second Temple Biblical Texts

Handout from a presentation given at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in San Ant... more Handout from a presentation given at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, on Nov. 20, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Terrible’ Artistry: An Analysis of ˀăyummâ kannidgalôt in Song 6:4, 10

An exploration of the repeated phrase ˀăyummâ kannidgalôt in Song 6:4, 10. Presented at the Socie... more An exploration of the repeated phrase ˀăyummâ kannidgalôt in Song 6:4, 10. Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature southwestern regional meeting (Irving, TX), March 14-15, 2015.

Research paper thumbnail of Identifying False Prophets at Qumran

An study of false prophecy as it appears in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Presented at the conference "Th... more An study of false prophecy as it appears in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Presented at the conference "The Prophetic Voice at Qumran and Contemporary Communities" (Salt Lake City, UT), April 11-12, 2014.

Research paper thumbnail of Santa Biblia: The LDS Spanish Bible and Its Place in Mormon Scripture

An examination of the Spanish version of the Latter-day Saint edition of the Bible released in 20... more An examination of the Spanish version of the Latter-day Saint edition of the Bible released in 2009. Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting (Baltimore, MD), November 23-26, 2013.

Research paper thumbnail of Study Bibles: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints

Research paper thumbnail of "O Lord God, Forgive!": Prophetic Intercession in Amos

Pages 187–206 in Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: Text and Context. Edited by Aaron ... more Pages 187–206 in Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: Text and Context. Edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.

Research paper thumbnail of False Prophets as a Construction of Authority at Qumran

Pages 115–27 in The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scr... more Pages 115–27 in The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 11–12 April 2014. Edited by Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks, and Andrew C. Skinner. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 120. Leiden: Brill, 2017.

Research paper thumbnail of Santa Biblia: The Latter-day Saint Bible in Spanish

BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 42-75. The Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera 2009 is the firs... more BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 42-75.

The Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera 2009 is the first edition of the Holy Bible to be published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a language other than English. This version is based on the 1909 Reina-Valera, an important Spanish Bible in the Protestant tradition. The LDS Church had a team of translators and general authorities revise the biblical text, conservatively updating the archaic language while preserving its literary strengths. The revised translation also incorporates textual data from ancient versions of the Greek New Testament. This new LDS edition also includes and adds to study aids previously found in the English edition, including chapter headings, cross-references to other LDS scripture, and quotations from the Joseph Smith Translation. Charts give examples of the many and various types of decisions made and compare the Santa Biblia and the King James Version.

Research paper thumbnail of The Church of the First Century

A brief examination of the early Christian Church. Chapter 2 in The Life and Teachings of the New... more A brief examination of the early Christian Church. Chapter 2 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost through the Apocalypse, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010).

Research paper thumbnail of Prophets as Messengers in Second Temple Biblical Texts

Handout from a presentation given at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in San Ant... more Handout from a presentation given at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, on Nov. 20, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Terrible’ Artistry: An Analysis of ˀăyummâ kannidgalôt in Song 6:4, 10

An exploration of the repeated phrase ˀăyummâ kannidgalôt in Song 6:4, 10. Presented at the Socie... more An exploration of the repeated phrase ˀăyummâ kannidgalôt in Song 6:4, 10. Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature southwestern regional meeting (Irving, TX), March 14-15, 2015.

Research paper thumbnail of Identifying False Prophets at Qumran

An study of false prophecy as it appears in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Presented at the conference "Th... more An study of false prophecy as it appears in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Presented at the conference "The Prophetic Voice at Qumran and Contemporary Communities" (Salt Lake City, UT), April 11-12, 2014.

Research paper thumbnail of Santa Biblia: The LDS Spanish Bible and Its Place in Mormon Scripture

An examination of the Spanish version of the Latter-day Saint edition of the Bible released in 20... more An examination of the Spanish version of the Latter-day Saint edition of the Bible released in 2009. Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting (Baltimore, MD), November 23-26, 2013.