Curriculum Vitae as of February 7, 2017
ERIC D. HUNTSMAN Professor of Ancient Scripture Coordinator, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Kennedy Center Affiliated Faculty, Classics and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
http://erichuntsman.com 365-F JSB, College of Religious Education 205 HRCB, Kennedy Center for International Studies Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801) 422-3359
I. Education
Ph.D. in Ancient History and Classics, University of Pennsylvania December 1997, dissertation: “The Family and Property of Livia Drusilla.” M.A. in Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania May 1992, thesis: “Fourth Century Marriage, Motherhood, and Power: The Role of Women in the Macedonian Court.” B.A. in Classical Greek and Latin, Brigham Young University August 1990, summa cum laude and highest honors
II. Academic Employment History
Coordinator of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Kennedy Center for International Studies, 2012–present. Full-time faculty, Professor of Ancient Scripture, Affiliated Faculty, Classics and Ancient History: Fall 2015–present. Specialties: New Testament Studies, especially Johannine Literature, Pauline Epistles, and Luke-Acts, and the Ministry and Atonement of Christ in the New Testament Gospels; historical Jesus and his depiction in the gospel narratives; Christianity and the Roman World; historical context of the Bible. Full-time faculty, Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture, Affiliated Faculty, Classics and Ancient History: Fall 2008—Summer 2015. Full-time faculty, Assistant Professor of Ancient Scripture, Affiliated Faculty, Classics and Ancient History: Fall 2003–2008 Full-time faculty, Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient History: Winter 1998–Summer 2003. Specialties: Greek and Roman history, Greek and Latin language and grammar, historical authors, women in antiquity. Full-time faculty, Instructor: Fall 1994–Fall 1997. Part-time faculty, Brigham Young University: Summers of 1991–94. Student Instructor, Brigham Young University: Winter and Fall 1989, Spring and Summer 1990. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 2 February 2017
III. Awards and Honors
Honors Professor of the Year, 2011. Adjunct Research Fellow, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2010–2013. Susan and Harvey Black Outstanding Publication Award in Ancient Scripture, March 2010. Alcuin Fellow, Brigham Young University, 2009–2011 (awarded August 2008) University of Pennsylvania: William Penn Fellow; senior writing fellow. Brigham Young University: National Merit, Karl G. Maeser, and Hinckley scholar; Eta Sigma Phi (secretary-treasurer, vice president, president); Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
IV. Membership in Professional Organizations and Professional Service
Co-chair with Maeera Shreiber of the Utah Jewish Studies Working Group, a consortium of faculty from BYU and the University of Utah, 2015–present. Chair, Editorial Board and Steering Committee for the BYU New Testament Commentary Series, Fall 2015–present. Member since Fall 2012. Editorial Board, Salt Press, an academic press dedicated to publishing books that constructively engage Mormon texts, show familiarity with the best contemporary thinking, remain accessible to non-specialists, and display the universality of Mormon thought, January 2010–July 2013. Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) since 2001; member of the Latter-day Saints and the Bible Section Committee, 2007–present; chaired session on Phil Barlow’s Mormons and the Bible, November 2013. Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) since 1998. Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) since 1991; CAMWS finance committee since August 1994, chair of committee 2002–2004 ; state vice- president since 1998; Rocky Mountain Regional vice president since 1999; local committee in preparation for the April 2001 Convention held in Provo. Utah Jewish Studies Working Group, co-founder and co-chair with Maeera Shreiber of the University of Utah, June 2016–present. Utahns for Religious Scholarship, January 2017–present.
V. Campus Committees and Service
University Committees and Assignments Faculty Advisory Council and Subcommittee on the Academic Environment, Fall 2016–present. Coordinator, Ancient Near Eastern Studies Program, Kennedy Center for International February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 3
Relations, 2012–present. David O. McKay Essay Contest Judge and Committee Member, “The Restored Gospel and Applied Christianity,” March 2015–March 2016. Honors Faculty Council (HFC), 2006–August 2011. Honors Fiftieth Reunion Committee 2010–2011. Ancient Near Eastern Studies, program coordinator, Fall 2012–present. Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Executive Committee Member; ANES–Classics Liaison, 2006–2012. Faculty Board Member, Center for Manuscript Research, 2003–2006. University Committee for the Gordon B. Hinckley Presidential Scholarship, 1999–2002.
College Committees and Assignments College Scholarship Committee, 2015 Sidney B. Sperry Committee, 2012–2014, 2016–2018 (New Testament, Peter; New Testament Christology) BYU Jerusalem Center faculty, 2011–2012 College of Religious Education Award Committee, 2003–2006, 2010–2011. College Committee for the Edwin S. Hinckley and the Karl G. Maeser Scholarships, 1998–2002; acting chair, 1999; chair, 2000 (Humanities). College Technology Committee, 1997–1999 (Humanities). ORCA Scholarship Committee, 1998 (Humanities).
Department Committees and Assignments Department Rank and Advancement Committee, Fall 2016–present. Department Merit and Review Committee, 2016–present Department Curriculum Committee for Rel A 250, Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel, 2014–present. Department In-service Coordinator, Full-time faculty, Ancient Scripture, 2006–2010. Department Computer and Media Specialist, 1995–1996 (HCCL). Department Hiring Committee, 1999, 2002 (HCCL). J. Reuben Clark Lecture Committee, 1996–2002 (HCCL). Department Web Page Editor, 1996–2003 (HCCL). Latin Advisor, 1999–2003 (HCCL). Classics Club Advisor, 1995–1996 (HCCL). Eta Sigma Phi Advisor, 1996, 2002–2003 (HCCL). Spring Latin Fair Director, 1999 (HCCL).
VI. Publications, current
Books
Worship: Adding Depth to Your Devotion, for Deseret Book, 2016. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 4 February 2017
The Miracles of Jesus. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, August 2014.
Good Tidings of Great Joy: An Advent Celebration of the Savior’s Birth. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, October 2011.
God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior’s Life. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, March 2011.
Jesus Christ and the World of the New Testament, with Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.
Chapters in Books
“The Unveiling of Christ and of Angels: Apocalyptic Mediation in The Book of Revelation,” in Latter-day Saint Readings of Revelation 21–22. Edited by Julie M. Smith. Provo: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2016.
“The Byzantine Period.” Pages 379–94 in A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World. Edited by Kent P. Jackson. Provo, UT: The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University, 2016.
“The Romans.” Pages 309–21 in A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World. Edited by Kent P. Jackson. Provo, UT: The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University, 2016.
“Jesus on Jesus: John 5 and 7,” in Perspectives in Mormon Theology, Volume 1: Scriptural Theology. Edited by James E. Faulconer and Joseph M. Spencer. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2015.
“The Petrine Kērygma and the Gospel according to Mark.” Pages 169–190 in The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle: The 43rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Edited by Frank F. Judd Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014.
“The Accounts of Peter’s Denial: Understanding the Texts and Motifs.” Pages 127–49 in The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle: The 43rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Edited by Frank F. Judd Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014.
“‘Follow Thou Me,’ Discipleship in the New Testament Gospels,” with Camille Fronk Olson. Pages 16–36 in Continue Your Journey and Let Your Hearts Rejoice: Talks from the 2013 BYU Women's Conference. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2013. February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 5
“The King James Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants.” Pages 182–96 in The King James Bible and the Restoration. Edited by Kent P. Jackson. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011.
“The Roman World outside of Judea.” Pages 97–116 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“The Impact of Gentile Conversions in the Greco-Roman World.” Pages 80–96 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“Imperial Cult and the Beasts of Revelation,” with Cecilia M. Peek. Pages 221–249 in The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“The Six Antitheses: Attaining the Purpose of the Law.” Pages 93–109 in The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture. Edited by Gaye Strathearn, Thomas A. Wayment, and Daniel L. Belnap. The 39th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.
“Your Faith Should Not Stand in the Wisdom of Men. Greek Philosophy, Corinthian Behavior, and the Teachings of Paul.” Pages 67–97 in The New Testament Brought to Light: Latter-day Saint Insights into Acts through Revelation. Edited by Ray L. Huntington, David M. Whitchurch, and Frank F. Judd, Jr. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, 2009.
“The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John.” Pages 49–70 in Behold the Lamb of God: The Fourth Annual BYU Religious Education Easter Conference. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Frank F. Judd, Jr., and Thomas A. Wayment. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, 2008.
“The Bread of Life Sermon,” pages 87–112 in Celebrating Easter. Edited by Thomas A. Wayment and Keith J. Wilson. The 2006 BYU Easter Conference. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, 2007. Substantial revision of “The Bread of Life Sermon,” 2006, below.
“The Occasional Nature, Composition, and Structure of the Pauline Epistles.” Pages 190–207 in How the New Testament Came to Be. Edited by Kent P. Jackson et al. The 35th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 6 February 2017
“The Bread of Life Sermon.” Pages 258–85 in From the Transfiguration through the Triumphal Entry. Edited by Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 2. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.
“Galilee and the Call of the Apostles.” Pages 213–246 in From Bethlehem to the Sermon on the Mount, edited by Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 1. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005.
“Christ before the Romans.” Pages 269–317 in From the Last Supper through the Resurrection: The Savior’s Final Hours. Edited by Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 3. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003.
Articles
“Alpha and Omega,” “Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit,” “Desolation of Abomination,” “Messiah,” “Nicolaitane Band,” and “Propria Persona.” Entries in The Doctrine and Covenants Reference Companion. Edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012.
“Glad Tidings of Great Joy,” Ensign (December 2010), 52–57.
“Livia Before Octavian,” Ancient Society 39 (2009), 121–169.
“And the Word Was Made Flesh: An LDS Exegesis of the Blood and Water Imagery in John,” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 1 (2009), 51–65.
“Reflections on the Savior’s Last Week,” Ensign (April 2009), 52–60.
Review of Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions. BYU Studies 47.2 (2008), 142–47.
“Teaching through Exegesis: Helping Students Ask Questions of the Text,” Religious Educator 6.1 (Winter 2005), 107–126.
“Levels of Meaning: The Ara Pacis Augustae and the Teaching of Roman History,” Interdisciplinary Humanities 15.1 (Spring 1998), 62–76.
“And They Cast Lots: Divination, Democracy, and Josephus,” Masada and the World of the New Testament. BYU Studies 36.3 (1996–7), 365–377.
“The Reliability of Josephus: Can He Be Trusted?” Masada and the World of the New Testament. BYU Studies 36.3 (1996–7), 392–402. February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 7
VII. Collaborative Work Released
S. Kent Brown, The Testimony of Luke. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, PDF e-book, 2014; print version, 2015. Assisted with and reviewed the new translation of the Greek text.
VIII. Publications, forthcoming.
“After All We Can Do? Grace and the Book of Mormon,” Mormons and Grace, edited by Robert L. Millet. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2017.
“Preaching Jesus and Him Crucified,” pages 55–76 in His Majesty and Mission, Nicholas J. Frederick and Keith J. Wilson, eds. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, forthcoming 2017.
IX. Accepted for Publication.
X. Submitted for Publication.
XI. Articles and Other Scholarly Work in Preparation 2014–2015.
Co-editing and Contributing to Perspectives on Mormon Theology: Atonement for Greg Kofford Books.
“Letting Women Keep Silent? Elite Christian Women in Corinth and Ephesus,” for The Classical Context of Early Christianity.
The Gospel According to John for the BYU New Testament Commentary Series.
Research and initial drafting of Becoming the Beloved Disciple: Lessons from the Gospel of John, for Deseret Book.
XII. Web Pages and Other Electronic Work (links found at http://erichuntsman.com)
Book of Mormon (Rel 121, 122) New Testament (Rel 211, 212) Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature (ClCv 110) The Classical Tradition: From Antiquity to the Renaissance. An extensive study guide Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 8 February 2017
and review of the Classical Tradition from the Bronze Age through the Italian Renaissance (ClCv 201) The Golden Age of Rome (ClCv 246) Greek History Survey (ClCv 304/Hist 247) Greek and Roman Mythology (ClCv 241) Roman History Survey (ClCv 307/Hist 248) Judaism and Early Christianity in the Classical Near East (ClCv 363)
XIII. Professional Papers and Presentations
“Arrested Development: Talmage’s Jesus the Christ, Authoritative Hermeneutic, and LDS Biblical Studies” at the SBL National Convention in San Antonio, Texas, on November 19, 2016.
“Preaching Jesus, and Him Crucified.” BYU Easter Conference. Provo, Utah, March 25, 2016.
“Lights in the World: The Competing, but Complementary, Calls of Faithfulness and Compassion.” Second John A. Widtsoe Symposium. School of Religion, University of Southern California, September 14–25, 2015.
“Rebuking the Devil and Redeeming the Fallen: Jesus’ Miracles in Luke.” BYU New Testament Commentary Conference, May 14, 2014.
“Miraculous Signs in the Gospel of John: Revealing the Divine Jesus.” BYU New Testament Commentary Conference, May 15, 2013.
“‘Whether by My Voice or the Voice of My Servants, It Is the Same.’ The King James Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants,” presented in the King James Bible and the Restoration Conference at Brigham Young University, February 23, 2011.
“Jesus on Jesus: John 5 and 7,” presented to the Exploring Mormon Scriptural Theology Conference, sponsored by the Richard L. Evans Chair, at Brigham Young University, October 4, 2010.
“Nibley and Classical Scholarship,” presented as part of The Neal A. Maxwell Institute’s Hugh Nibley series, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on March 18, 2010.
“The Unveiling of Christ and of Angels: Apocalyptic Mediation in The Book of Revelation,” read for LDS Readings of the Book of Revelation, sponsored by the Mormon Theology Seminar and the Interfaith Council of Austin at the University of Texas at Austin, September 25, 2009. February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 9
“And the Word Was Made Flesh: LDS Exegesis of the Blood and Water Imagery in John,” at the SBL National Convention in Washington, D.C., in November 2006.
“Why, When, and How Did Paul Write His Letters?” at the 35th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium in Provo, Utah, in October 28, 2006.
“Judaism, Christianity, and the Patronage of Roman Imperial Women,” read at the CAMWS National Convention in Provo, Utah, in April 2001.
“The Republican Roots of Livia’s Political Patronage,” read at the AAH National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin in May 2000.
“The Emperor’s Mother and the S.C. de Cn. Pisone Patre: Reevaluating Livia’s Status Under Tiberius,” read at the CAMWS National Convention in Knoxville in April 2000.
“Roman Augustae and Their Sons: The Historiographical Depiction of Imperial Mothers,” read at the CAMWS National Convention in Cleveland in April 1999.
“Redefining Women’s ‘Power’ in the Early Roman Empire: The Julio-Claudian Women,” read at the CAMWS National Convention in Charlottesville in April 1998.
“The Reliability of Josephus: Can He Be Trusted?” a presentation based on BYU Studies 36.3 (1996–7), 392–402, and delivered as part of the Horne Lecture Series at BYU’s Museum of Art on May 8, 1997.
“Livia Before Octavian: Some Issues of Inheritance and Family Alliances,” read at the CAMWS National Convention in Nashville on April 10, 1996.
“A Claudian Property at Antium? A Stepson, a Mother-in-law, and the Country House,” read at the CAMWS National Convention in Omaha on April 22, 1995.
Other Lectures and Presentations
“Bridging Divides and Raising Awareness: Holy Envy and Latter-day Saints,” Chicago Chapter of the BYU Alumni Association, October, 20, 2016.
“Obtaining—and Retaining—That Mighty Change of Heart,” Time Out for Women, 2016.
“Serious and Devotional Scripture Study: Careful, Thoughtful, and ‘Open’ Reading.” Los Angeles Stake fireside. September 25, 2015. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 10 February 2017
“Sitting at the Feet of Jesus,” Time Out for Women, 2015.
“Worship: Encountering and Being Transformed by God,” BYU Education Week, August 18–21, 2015; August 16–19, 2016.
“Worship: Encountering and Being Transformed by God,” Aspen Grove Family Camp Lectures, August 5–11, 2015.
Panel Discussion on John Dominc Crossan’s How to Read the Bible and Still Be A Christian, Write and Vision, Provo, Utah, July 28, 2015.
“Wells of Trust Fueling Flame of Faith,” BYU Women’s Conference, April 30, 2015.
“Grateful for Grace: Appreciating the Saving and Transforming Power of Jesus Christ,” YSA 18th Stake Fireside, April 22, 2015.
“The Search for the “Real’ Jesus of Nazareth: The Jesus of Faith, History, and Revelation.” Miller-Eccles Study Group. May 8–9, 2015.
“Sitting at the Feet of Jesus,” Time Out for Women 2015 Tour: Layton, February 21, 2015; Idaho Falls, March 21, 2015; Denver, September 11, 2015.
“God So Loved the World: Holy Week and Easter Music,” Day Murray Music Workshop, Salt Lake City, March 7, 2015.
Reviewer and a respondent to Neylan McBain’s Women at Church, Pioneer Memorial Museum, Salt Lake City, September 10, 2014.
“Jesus in the Gospel according to Mark” and “Jesus in the Gospel according to Luke,” BYU Education Week, August 19–22, 2014.
“The Miracles of Jesus,” Littleton, Colorado fireside, August 3, 2014.
“The Miracles of Jesus” and “The Word Made Flesh: Jesus Christ in the Gospel of John,” BYU Education Week, August 19–23, 2013; August 16–19, 2016.
“What Manner of Man Is This? The Miracles of Jesus.” Aspen Grove Family Camp Lectures, July 2013.
“‘Follow Thou Me,’ Discipleship in the New Testament Gospels,” presentation with Camille Fronk Olson at BYU Women’s Conference, May 3, 2013.
“The Miracles of Jesus,” BYU Education Week, August 14–17, 2012. February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 11
“God So Loved the World” and “Good Tidings of Great Joy,” BYU Education Week, August 16–19, 2011.
“The Miracles of Jesus,” multi-stake fireside, Oceanside, California, August 7, 2011.
“And the Word Was Made Flesh: An LDS Exegesis of the Blood and Water Imagery in the Gospel of John,” three-stake fireside, Austin Texas, September 26, 2009.
“From Palm Sunday through Easter Morning: A Reflection on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Last Week” and “Toward a Greater Understanding of Paul,” BYU Education Week, August 17–21, 2009.
“The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John,” “The Unveiling of Jesus Christ: The Real Meaning of the Book of Revelation,” and “Bearing Testimony through Song: Touring with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.” Aspen Grove Family Camp Lectures, June 2009.
“From Palm Sunday through Easter Morning: A Reflection on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Last Week,” “Toward a Greater Understanding of Paul,” and “My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord: Early Christian Hymns in the New Testament,” BYU Education Week, August 18–22, 2008.
“Render unto Caesar the Things Which are Caesar’s, unto God the Things That Are God’s: The Life and Times of Jesus Christ,” presentation at BYU Women’s Conference, May 2, 2008.
“The Lamb and the Lion: Introduction: The Testimony and Revelation of Jesus Christ in the Writings of John,” and “The Messages of the New Testament Gospels The Unique Perspectives of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John,” BYU Education Week, August 20–24, 2007.
“The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John,” “An Introduction to the Writings of Paul,” “Separating Fact from Fiction: The Gospel of Judas, The Tomb of Jesus, and The Da Vinci Code,” and “A Musical Mission: Experiences in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.” Aspen Grove Family Camp Lectures, August 2007.
“The Lamb of God: Unique Insights of John on the Atoning Sacrifice,” Easter Conference, Brigham Young University, April 7, 2007.
“Gethsemane and the Trial,” Beholding Salvation Lecture Series, Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, March 14, 2007. Also an Audio CD by Deseret Book, 2007.
“The Messages of the New Testament Gospels: The Unique Perspectives of Mark, Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 12 February 2017
Matthew, Luke, and John,” BYU Education Week, August 22–25, 2006.
“Mary Magdalene and the Women of the Gospels,” “An Introduction to the New Testament Gospels,” “An Introduction to the Writings of Paul,” “Bearing Testimony through Music: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s 2003 and 2005 Tours,” Aspen Grove Family Camp Lectures, June 2006.
“The Bread of Life Sermon,” Easter Conference, Brigham Young University, April 15, 2006.
“History, Poetry, and Scripture,” keynote address at the Edwin S. Hinckley Scholarship banquet, November 8, 2005.
“Symbolism of John,” “The Apocalypse of Nephi,” “Bearing Testimony Through Music: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s 2003 and 2005 Tours,” Aspen Grove Family Camp Lectures, August 2005.
“The Call of the Twelve Apostles,” Easter Conference, Brigham Young University, March 26, 2005.
“Mary Magdalene: Biblical Enigma,” Original presentation: February 25, 2004 as part of the Museum of Art lecture series Mystery, Metaphor, and Meaning: LDS Perspectives on The Da Vinci Code; Revised presentation: May 26, 2004, KBYU Studios; electronically published by Meridian Magazine, June 14–15, 2004.
“Before the Romans,” Easter Conference, Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center, April 19, 2003.
“And the Word Was Made Flesh: Blood and Water in the Gospel of John,” presented to the Religious Education Faculty, November 8, 2002.
“Building a Tradition: References and Omissions in Historical Prologues,” B.Y.U. Honors Student Advisory Council Lecture given on November 9, 2000.
“Women in Antiquity: Myths, Realities, and a Few Surprises,” a presentation given to the BYU Women’s Research Institute on March 2, 1995.
XIV. Citations
Anthony Barrett, Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome (New Haven: Yale University Press: September 2002), passim throughout.
Opening acknowledgments of Elizabeth Bartman, Portraits of Livia: Imaging the February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 13
Imperial Woman in Augustan Rome (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999), and cited passim.
XV. Teaching
Courses Taught
AncH 026, Greek History Survey (University of Pennsylvania), teaching assistant and recitation instructor: Fall 1992. AncH 027, Roman History Survey (University of Pennsylvania), teaching assistant and recitation instructor: Winter 1993.
ANES 201, Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Studies (a historical, hermeneutical, and professional overview): Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015. ANES 332, Classical Documents of the Ancient Near East: Fall 2016. ANES 390R, Directed Readings: Winter 2014, Summer 2014 (Gospel of John in Greek), Fall 2014.
ClCv 110, Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature: Winter and Spring 1990, Summer 1992, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009. ClCv 201, The Classical Tradition: Fall 1997, Winter 1998, Fall 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Spring 2000, Summer 2004, Fall 2004, Fall 2006. ClCv 201H, The Classical Tradition: Fall 2000. ClCv 241, 241H, Greek and Roman Mythology: Winter 1989, Summer 1990, Summer 1991, Summer 1993, Summer 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 2000, Summer 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010. ClCv 245/Hon 230R, Golden Age of Greece: Winter 1999. ClCv 246/Hon 206R, Golden Age of Rome, Winter 2002. ClCv 304/Hist 247, Greek History: Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005. ClCv 307/Hist 248, Roman History: Fall 1994, Fall 1995, Fall 1997, Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Fall 2007. ClCv 363, Judaism and Early Christianity in the Classical Near East, Winter 2007, Fall 2008, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2017.
Clscs 430R, Archaic Greece: Fall 1994. Clscs 430R, The Julio-Claudians: Fall 1995, Fall 2001. Clscs 430R, The Rise and Fall of Athens: Winter 1996. Clscs 430R, Imperial Rome: Fall 1998. Clscs 490R, Classical Historiography: Fall 2002.
Greek 101: Fall 1997, Winter 2001. Greek 102: Summer 1993. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 14 February 2017
Greek 201: Winter 1997, Winter 2001. Greek 311, Luke: Spring 2003. Greek 311, Mark: Spring 2005, Fall 2008. Greek 311, Matthew: Winter 2006. Greek 411R, Johannine Writings: Winter 2003. Greek 411R, Luke-Acts: Fall 2007. Greek 411R, Pauline Epistles: Fall 1999, Fall 2006. Greek 433, Thucydides: Fall 1996. Greek 437, Attic Orators: Winter 1998.
Hist 390R Latin for Genealogists, Independent Study grading since 1999.
Hon P 100: Late Summer Honors—Greeks, Romans, and the Writings of Paul: August 2002, August 2003, August 2006, August 2007, August 2016. Hon P 100: Late Summer Honors—The Lamb and the Lion: the Testimony and Revelation of Jesus Christ in the Writings of John: August 2008, August 2013, August 2015. Hon P 201, History of Civilization 1: Fall 1996, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, winter 2014.
Latin 111, Accelerated Beginning Latin: Summer 1991, 1992, and 1994, Spring 1995. Latin 111H, Honors Accelerated Beginning Latin: Winter 1999, Fall 1999, Winter 2000, Fall 2000, Winter 2001, Fall 2001, Winter 2002. Latin 201: Fall 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Summer 1996, Fall 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Spring 1999. Latin 302, Intermediate Latin Prose (Cicero and Sallust): Fall 1997, Fall 1999. Latin 321, Advanced Grammar and Composition: Winter 1999. Latin 377, Teaching Methods: Winter 1999. Latin 490R, Suetonius: Spring 1998.
Rel A 121 and 121H, Introduction to the Book of Mormon: Fall 2003, Summer 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Winter 2014. Freshman Academy sections 2003–2009, associated with the Honors Civ class “The Pen and the Sword.” Rel A 122 and 122H, Introduction to the Book of Mormon: Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009. Rel A 211 and 211H, New Testament (Gospels): Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016. Rel A 212 and 212H, New Testament (Acts–Revelation): Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Fall 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2011, Fall 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2016. Rel A 250, Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Fall 2016. Rel A 301, Old Testament (Genesis–2 Samuel, Psalms): Fall 2008, Fall 2009. February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 15
Rel A 302, Old Testament (1 Kings–Malachi): Winter 2009. Rel A 303, Studies in the Old Testament at the BYU Jerusalem Center: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012. Rel A 311, Studies in the New Testament at the BYU Jerusalem Center: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2013.
XVI. Theses Committees
MA Theses
Master’s Committee Member for Dustin W. Simmons, “From Obscurity to Fame and Back Again: The Caecilii Metelli in the Roman Republic,” Comparative Studies M.A., February 11, 2011. John F. Hall, chair.
Master’s Committee Member for Nicholas J. Frederick, “From Presence to Absence: An Evaluation of the Parousia and Its Place in Early Christian Thought,” Comparative Studies M.A., October 31, 2006. John F. Hall, chair.
Master’s Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Emily Dyer Powers, “Tertullian and Orthopraxy in Clothing,” History M.A., 2006. S. Kent Brown, chair.
Master’s Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Robert Dale Hunt, “Jesus as High Priest in John.” Near Eastern M.A., 2005. S. Kent Brown, chair.
Master’s Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Virginia Anne Rush, “Reflections on War: Imitations of Statius’ Thebaid in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso.” Comparative Studies M.A., 2004. Joseph S. Parry, chair.
Master’s Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Chris K. Welborn, “Irenaeus’ Lapsarian Theology: A Critical Analysis,” History M.A., 1999. Paul B. Pixton, director.
Master’s Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Catherine Caren Gines. “Preceding Allegory: Byzantine Images of the Virgin Annunciate Spinning.” Art History M.A., 1998. Mark Johnson, committee chair.
Master’s Committee Member and Reader for Marianne Eileen Wardle. “The Construction of a Dynastic Ideal: The Second Century Augustae in the Guise of the Goddess Ceres.” Art History M.A., 1997. Mark Johnson, director. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 16 February 2017
Honors Theses
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Dylan Shearer, “Recurrence of Feast Themes and the Restoration of the Gospel,” March 1, 2016.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Aubrey Brower, “Eight Figurines from Fag El-gamous, Egypt: Interpreting Style and Function in Relation to the Culture of the Graeco-roman Fayoum.” July 22, 2013.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Jonathan Riley, “Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness.” March 6, 2013.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Rachael Givens, “Equal Portions of Heavenly Fire: The Role of Religion in Wollstonecraft’s Thought and Reception.” July 11, 2011. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Michael Hansen, “On the Internal Coherence of a Modal Reading of Parmenides.” June 29, 2011. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Mariah Wilson, “Songs of Mary: Two Easter Song Cycles.” June 18, 2011. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Jessica Roylance, “Ruth and Tess of the d’Urbervilles: The Healing Process according to Modern Models of Recover from Trauma.” June 17, 2011. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Sarah C. Hampton, “Turkey and the Justice and Development Party.” June 7, 2011. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Hal Robert Boyd. “Poesy Meets Prophecy: Poems to the Prophet Joseph Smith.” March 8, 2011. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Nathaniel Freeman. “Temples of Epic and Man: The Destruction of the Aeneid and the Instruction of Adam in Paradise Lost.” December 10, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Christopher Bryant Meldrum. “Ovid’s Poetic Voice in the Metamorphoses.” April ?, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Angelyn Otteson Fairchild. “When Access to Health Care is a Public Good: Community Based Health Insurance in Rural February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 17
Cambodia.” April 14, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Christopher Gong. “The Effect of Social Capital on the Crime Rate in The Boulders.” March 9, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Courtnie Innes. “Egyptian Influence of the Nabatean’s Afterlife Conceptions Site 16d Analysis Wadi Mataha, Petra.” March 5, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Angela Wagner. “The Imperative Function of the Infinitive Absolute in the Hebrew Bible.” March 5, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Anna Reeves. “The Virgin of Guadalupe: Self-Created Goddess.” February 24, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Kendel Christensen. “The Harrowing of Hell.” February 18, 2010. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Belinda Wong. “Heaney, Horace, and Thunder: The Poet's Confrontation With Politics.” November 10, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Bess Hayes. “Bessays: Essays on Bess Hayes.” November 3, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Zachary Davis. “Why is Singapore not Zimbabwe?: Explaining Variations in the Public Goods Provision of Autocracies.” July 20, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Daniel Argyle. “Student Achievement in Charter Schools: A Cross State Analysis.” July 7, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Travis Brinton. “What Does LDS Doctrine Teach about Civil Disobedience.” May 29, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Jesse Egbert. “Intergenerational Language Attitudes and Vitality: The Navajo Language Shift.” May 19, 2009. Honors Council Representative. Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 18 February 2017
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Paul Wells. “The Viola Collections of St. Petersburg and the Primrose International Viola Archive: A Comparative Analysis.” March 2, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Britt White. “Karoline von Günderrode: A Musical Tribute to the German Authoress and Her Efforts to Transcend Mortality.” February 27, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Jeffrey Thayne. “The Challenges of a Naturalistic Interpretation of Latter-day Saint Doctrine.” February 27, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Elise C. Krauel. “New Light on the Dark Side of Vesuvius: the Production and Use of Glass in Late Antiquity.” February 25, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Whitney Jones. “A Wife’s Lament: Paradigms of Loss and Captivity in Homer’s Iliad.” February 24, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Austin Walters. “Reading Between the Lines: Media and War in Russia.” February 24, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Maggie Hoyt. “Exploring the Empathic Experience: A Production Guide to Sophocles’ Ajax.” February 24, 2009. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Madeleine Krauel. “Change through Service: Volunteer Experience in Mukono, Uganda.” October 31, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Shannon Elizabeth Mehner. “The Representation of Female Identity in Works by British Women Writers of the First World War.” October 28, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Eve Okura. “Na Wahi Pana O Hawai`i: Sacred Place Names of Hawai`i.” June 30, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Mary Essuman. “Reflections in Water.” June 18, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Royden Jeffries. “Stepping Up to the February 2017 Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 19
Challenge: Concerning God’s Corporeality.” June 16, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Christopher A. Lindsay. “President George W. Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative: Using More than Faith to Solve America’s Worst Social Problems.” June 13, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Robert Davis. “The Correlation between Acculturation and English Acquisition.” March 3, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Katherine Morris. “American Attitudes Towards Six Varieties of English in the United States and Britain.” February 26, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Jamie Zvirzdin. “Bridging the Gap: The Persuasive Verbal Art of C.S. Lewis and Neal A. Maxwell.” February 26, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Keegan Taylor. “The Linguistics and English Language Department: A History through Personal Interviews.” February 22, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Megan Hallam. “Parental Perceptions of Raising a Child with Type I Diabetes.” February 19, 2008. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Kevin Pepper. “Blindness in The Odyssey: Punishment and Prevention.” October 30, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for D. Brandon Remington. “The Role of Leadership in the Huk Rebellion.” June 19, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Dong-Jin Kim. “The Economic Reforms in North Korea: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model.” June 19, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Tiffani Stevenson. “Including a Theistic Approach to Psychotherapy.” June 18, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Rachel Ann Seely. “‘Christ is Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Huntsman, page 20 February 2017
literally in no man’s land’: Passion and Resurrection Motifs in First World War Memorials, with Particular Attention to Strachan’s Spirit Triumphant and Spencer’s Resurrection of the Soldiers.” June 15, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Daniel Kirk. “The Early Islamic Contribution to Divine Embodiment.” May 30, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Denise Mann. “Decreasing Student Nurse Anxiety through Mentored Learning.” March 6, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Rebecca Gustafson. “Review-to-date of the Tsunami Relief Efforts in Khao Lak, Thailand, and a Critique of their Effectiveness as Per Personal Interviews with Health Care Personnel and Tsunami Survivors.” March 3, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Tyler Stoehr. “Aristotle’s Vision of God: Moving Beyond the Unmoved Mover.” February 20, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader Thesis Committee Chair for Samuel Wilkinson. “Communication Breakdown: What Role Did Miscommunication Play in Contributing to the Accidents of Three Mile Island, the Challenger, and the Columbia?” January 19, 2007. Honors Council Representative.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Rebecca Allen. “The Pompeian Building complex of 55 B.C. November 2001. Roger Macfarlane, chair.
Honors Thesis Committee Member and Reader for Iantha Haight. “Slave Women in Euripides: Struggling for Power and Identity in the Ancient World.” March 2002. Norbert Duckwitz, chair.
XVII. Other Citizenship (e.g., Pertinent Church Service)
Bishop, North Park First Ward, 1996–2002.
Ordinance Worker, Provo Utah Temple, 2002–present.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 2003–present.
Audio Scripture Project, reviewer. Church Scripture Committee, 2015–present.