David Rolph Seely
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David Rolph Seely is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University
(BYU). He has written several books and articles related to the Old Testament
and the Book of Mormon
. Among these are Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem which he co-edited with John W. Welch
and Jo Ann H. Seely.
Seely has a BA in Greek and an MA in Classics both from BYU. He also has an MA and Ph.D. both in Ancient and Biblical Studies both of which are from the University of Michigan
. He has been a member of the BYU faculty since 1987.
Seely is a Latter-day Saint.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU). He has written several books and articles related to the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
and the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
. Among these are Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem which he co-edited with John W. Welch
John W. Welch
John Woodland "Jack" Welch is an LDS law and religion scholar who currently teaches at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University .- Biography :...
and Jo Ann H. Seely.
Seely has a BA in Greek and an MA in Classics both from BYU. He also has an MA and Ph.D. both in Ancient and Biblical Studies both of which are from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He has been a member of the BYU faculty since 1987.
Seely is a Latter-day Saint.