Understanding Our Jewish Neighbors

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation recently introduced the series to 鈥渇oster respect and interfaith dialogue.鈥 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 a comprehensive 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:
by Rabbi Mark S. Diamond & Professor Shon D. Hopkin, Cedar Fort, 2024
John A. Widtsoe Foundation
鈥淭eaching That Leads to Enduring Conversion,鈥 Religious Educator, 25.3, 2024
鈥淭he Covenant among Covenants: The Abrahamic Covenant and Biblical Covenant Making,鈥Religious Educator, 23.2, 2022
鈥淪upersessionism and Latter-day Saint Thought: An Appraisal,鈥 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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