Dates

• Existence: 1949-

Biographical History

Kent P. Jackson (1949- ) is a professor of religion in Utah.

Kent P. Jackson was born August 9, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Nancy Porter and together they have had five children. He received his B.A. from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Ancient Studies, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan. He has taught at Brigham Young University since 1980. He served in many positions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jackson is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University and the associate director of the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. He is a former associate dean of Religious Education and chair of Near Eastern Studies at BYU.

Citation:

UPB files, accessed 10/22/2010 (personal and professional life including trips to the Middle East, New England, church callings, family situation, neighborhood conflicts, family traditions, and day to day work log).

UPB files, accessed 12/6/2013 (teaching experiences in Jerusalem and Brigham Young University).

Brigham Young University, via WWW, January 13, 2014, (born in Salt Lake City, Utah; B.A. in Ancient Studies from BYU; M.A. & Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan; been at BYU since 1980; Jackson was the former chair of Near Eastern Studies at BYU; he is married and has five children; professor of ancient scripture at BYU and the associate director of the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies; he was the associate dean of Religious Education and chair of Near Eastern Studies at BYU).

UPB files, accessed March 19, 2018 (journals of his mission in Austria).