The John A. Widtsoe Foundation recently introduced the Understanding Our Neighbors series to “foster respect and interfaith dialogue.” In this episode Professor Shon Hopkin, Department Chair of BYU Ancient Scripture, discusses the second book in this series Understanding Our Jewish Neighbors co-written with Rabbi Mark S. Diamond. The book presents guide to understanding the similarities and differences between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and leading Jewish traditions. Professor Hopkin explains how listeners can take away a succinct understanding, reverence, and appreciation for both faiths, their traditions, and their members.

Publications:

Understanding Our Jewish Neighbors by Rabbi Mark S. Diamond & Professor Shon D. Hopkin, Cedar Fort, 2024
John A. Widtsoe Foundation website

“Teaching That Leads to Enduring Conversion,” Religious Educator, 25.3, 2024

“The Covenant among Covenants: The Abrahamic Covenant and Biblical Covenant Making,” Religious Educator, 23.2, 2022

“Supersessionism and Latter-day Saint Thought: An Appraisal,” Jared W. Ludlow, Andrew C. Reed, and Shon D. Hopkin, in Understanding Covenants and Communities: Jews and Latter-day Saints in Dialogue, Mark S. Diamond and Andrew C. Reed, ed., Religious Studies Center, 2020

Opening Isaiah: A Harmony, with Ann N. Madsen, Religious Studies Center, 2018

Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, Religious Studies Center, 2018

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