Eric D. Huntsman is a Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, where he is the graduate coordinator for Religious Education. Professor Huntsman and his family lived in the Holy Land from 2011-2012 and 2022-2025, the first time when he was teaching at the BYU Jerusalem Center and the second time when he was its academic director. He has written a number of books for Latter-day Saint audiences, including Good Tidings of Great Joy: Ad Avent Celebration of the Savior’s Birth (Deseret Book, 2011), The Miracles of Jesus(Deseret Book, 2014), Worship: Adding Depth to Your Devotion(Deseret Book, 2016), Becoming the Beloved Disciple: Coming unto Christ through the Gospel of John (Cedar Fort, 2018), and Greater Love Hath No Man: A Latter-day Saint Guide for Celebrating the Easter Season (Religious Studies Center, 2023). A former bishop, he currently serves as an ordinance worker in the Orem Temple and sings with the Tabernacle Choir.
