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Alonzo L. Gaskill is a professor of world religions at Brigham Young University, where he has taught since 2003. He is the author of more than two dozen books and dozens of articles on subjects including comparative religion, scriptural and temple symbolism, Christian History, and ritual.

Stephan D. Taeger is an assistant professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He received a PhD from BYU in instructional psychology and technology in 2018. His research focuses on homiletics (the study of preaching), narrative instruction, and ancient scripture.

Roger G. Christensen earned a PhD in educational leadership in higher education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He served as secretary to the Boards of Trustees for BYU, BYU–Idaho, BYU–Hawaii, and LDS Business College (now Ensign College) and was assistant to the Commissioner of Education for the Church Educational System for fifteen years. He taught religion courses at BYU until he retired in 2023.