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. Salt Lake Community College Prison Education: https://www.slcc.edu/prison-education/index.aspx David Bokovoy Remaster Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqODVt86upvB3ojUU2AWwbaAw Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/david-bokovoy-remastered-update/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction to the Remastered Version 00:05:05 John introduces David Bokovoy’s original story 00:09:17 David Bokovoy’s early years in California 00:15:11 Mormonism in High School 00:19:04 He watched a student almost take his life 00:24:00 Starting to date a Mormon girl 00:30:31 Mission experience 00:34:00 He learned to love studying 00:42:35 Who were his mentors? 00:45:20 David Wright 00:51:05 Applying to Brandeis University 00:57:22 The Bible was a privileged text 01:01:35 Problems with the Book of Moses, Abraham, Book of Mormon, etc. 01:06:41 He wanted to go into the Church Education System 01:08:27 He taught seminary for four years 01:22:06 How did he get involved in apologetics? 01:25:25 How was his testimony during this time? 01:27:25 Duetero Isaiah 01:31:50 Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon 01:38:32 Prop 8 was a big deal for him 01:52:50 Brian Hauglid 01:56:00 Being questioned concerning his beliefs and apologetics ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117