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Revision as of 13:01, 1 October 2009
The Department of Bible and Modern Scripture was a religious department which served to better educate individuals on a mainly scriptural basis. The following individuals served as department chairmen: Sidney B. Sperry (1941-1953), Roy W. Doxey (1954-1957), Eldin Ricks (1958), Daniel H. Ludlow (1959-1960), and Howard H. Barron (1961-1964).
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Variant names
Brigham Young University. Division of Religion. Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture
Brigham Young University. College of Religious Instruction. Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture
Description
Established: 1940
Abolished: 1964
Location: Provo, Utah (1940-1964)
Functions
Among those courses taught in the Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture were the Archaeology of the Old Testament, the Life of Jesus, and the Book of Mormon. This department helped the university to realize its goal of having students well versed in both secular and religious knowledge.
Assets and Administrative Structure
This department functioned under the administration of a chairman and dean.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1940-1973)
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Division of Religion (1940-1959)
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Religious Instruction (1959-1964)
Associated Archival Materials
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Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1940-1941: p. 73 (university goal of both secular and religious knowledge)
Brigham Young University 1975: vol. 4 p. 493 (Sidney B. Sperry, Roy W. Doxey, Eldin Ricks, Daniel H. Ludlow, Howard H. Barron, dept. chairmen)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1940-1941: p. 199-201 (The Archaeology of the Old Testament, The Life of Jesus, and The Book of Mormon, example courses offered under the dept.)
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