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Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 2001 - 2006

Administrative History

The Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART) was established in 2001. Daniel Oswald served as the executive director from 2001-2003 and Noel B. Reynolds served from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, the BYU Board of Trustees renamed ISPART the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.

The Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts helped recover, preserve, study, and publish ancient documents. The institute was specifically interested in the Bible and its historical context, the manuscript sources of Eastern Christianity, and Book of Mormon scholarship.

The Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART) was the administering body for the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (CPART), Middle Eastern Texts Initiative (METI), and Research Technology Group. All divisions functioned under the direction of an executive director who acted in the same capacity as a Dean of an academic department.

Citation:
Brigham Young University Organizational History Project-The Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts, website viewed Sept. 24, 2012 (history and dates related to The Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Texts records Dead Sea Scrolls 2002 exhibit, 2001-2002

 Series — Carton 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233627485]
Identifier: UA 5618 Series 1
Scope and Contents The materials in this series are related to the planned 2001-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit that Brigham Young University and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would present before and during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ultimately this exhibit was canceled due to rising insurance premiums for artifacts following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.The materials included are contracts for the various...
Dates: 2001-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5618, Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts records

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