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| − | '''William James "Bill" Hamblin''' | + | [[image: Williamhamblin.jpg|150px|left|alt=Mormon William J Hamblin|Mormon William J Hamblin]]'''William James "Bill" Hamblin''' was a member of the history department faculty at [[Brigham Young University]] and isan expert in ancient and medieval warfare, the Crusades and Scandinavian history. He is a former board member of the Mormon apologetics group [[FARMS]]. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | Hamblin served as | + | Hamblin served as a missionary in Italy for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from 1973 to 1975.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hamblin, Ken|title=Ken’s Dad on his mission to Italy, 1973-1975|work=Mission to Mongolia: Ken Hamblin|url=http://history.byu.edu/fac/hamblin/KenWeb/Elder%20Hamblin.htm|accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref> Hamblin received his bachelors degree at BYU and his masters degree from the University of Michigan. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, which he completed in 1985. The title of his dissertation was ''The Fatimid Army During the Early Crusades''. Prior to joining the faculty of BYU in 1989, Hamblin was a history professor at the University of Southern Mississippi<ref>{{cite news|title=Symposium This Week at BYU on Warfare in Book of Mormon|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=March 23, 1989}}</ref>, an instructor at Campbell University, and a middle east intelligence analyst for the United States Department of Defense. Hamblin contributed many articles to ''The International Military Encyclopedia''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contents of Volume 1|work=The International Military Encyclopedia|publisher=Academic International Press|year=1997|url=http://www.ai-press.com/TIME.01.contents.html|accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref> |
| − | During the summer of 2008 Hamblin was a student sponsored by the | + | During the summer of 2008, Hamblin was a student sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities at a five week course sponsored through the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga entitled "Holy Land and Holy City in Classical Judaism, Christianity and Islam''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Y. professor to study in Tennessee|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> |
| − | Among books by Hamblin is ''Warfare in the Ancient Near East'' published by | + | Among books by Hamblin is ''Warfare in the Ancient Near East'' published by Routledge in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warfare In Ancient Near East|publisher=Eisenbrauns Inc.|url=http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~I~HAMWARFAR|accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref> |
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==Apologetics== | ==Apologetics== | ||
| − | In the early 1990s Hamblin was involved with | + | In the early 1990s Hamblin was involved with J. Michael Allen in creating mormon-l, which was meant to be a forum for people to correspond with Mormon academics. It however soon degenerated into a general chat forum.<ref>{{cite news|author=Skipper, Rommyn|title=Data Service for LDS Gets Out of Line|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=April 21, 1994}}</ref> |
| − | Hamblin has also written extensively on archaeology and the [[Book of Mormon]], both in general articles for the '' | + | Hamblin has also written extensively on archaeology and the [[Book of Mormon]], both in general articles for the ''Journal of Book of Mormon Studies''<ref>{{cite journal|author=Hamblin, William J.|title=Basic Methodological Problems with the Anti-Mormon Approach to Book of Mormon Geography and Archaeology and Warfare|journal=Journal of Book of Mormon Studies|volume=2|issue=1|location=Provo, Utah|publisher=[[Maxwell Institute]]|date=1993|url=http://farms.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=2&num=1&id=25|accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref> and in specific responses to attacks on the historicity of the Book of Mormon].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Hamblin, William J.|title=Archaeology and the Book of Mormon|journal=[[FARMS Review]]|volume=5|issue=1|date=1993|location=Provo, Utah|publisher=[[Maxwell Institute]]|url=http://farms.byu.edu/publications/review/?vol=5&num=1&id=126|accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref> |
| − | + | He wrote many newspaper and web articles with [[Daniel Peterson]]. | |
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| − | + | He was born on December 1, 1954, and passed away on December 10, 2019. | |
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 3 January 2022
Biography
Hamblin served as a missionary in Italy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1973 to 1975.[1] Hamblin received his bachelors degree at BYU and his masters degree from the University of Michigan. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, which he completed in 1985. The title of his dissertation was The Fatimid Army During the Early Crusades. Prior to joining the faculty of BYU in 1989, Hamblin was a history professor at the University of Southern Mississippi[2], an instructor at Campbell University, and a middle east intelligence analyst for the United States Department of Defense. Hamblin contributed many articles to The International Military Encyclopedia.[3]
During the summer of 2008, Hamblin was a student sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities at a five week course sponsored through the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga entitled "Holy Land and Holy City in Classical Judaism, Christianity and Islam.[4]
Among books by Hamblin is Warfare in the Ancient Near East published by Routledge in 2005.[5]
Apologetics
In the early 1990s Hamblin was involved with J. Michael Allen in creating mormon-l, which was meant to be a forum for people to correspond with Mormon academics. It however soon degenerated into a general chat forum.[6]
Hamblin has also written extensively on archaeology and the Book of Mormon, both in general articles for the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies[7] and in specific responses to attacks on the historicity of the Book of Mormon].[8]
He wrote many newspaper and web articles with Daniel Peterson.
He was born on December 1, 1954, and passed away on December 10, 2019.