Spencer Kraus graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Modern Hebrew, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies.
He is a researcher with the Ancient America Foundation and works with Lincoln Blumell on topics related to early Christianity and the Greek New Testament.
Jonathon Riley earned a PhD and MA in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America, an MA in Biblical Studies from Trinity Western University, and a BA in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Brigham Young University.
His areas of expertise include Biblical Studies, Book of Mormon Studies, and Zoroastrianism. His research interests include intertextuality and allusion, narrative criticism, and exegesis. Riley has published research using Hebrew linguistics to inform the study of the Book of Mormon text and has also worked on the use of the Septuagint in the Book of Mormon.
Paul Bryner is a law student at the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. He earned a BA in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Brigham Young University, where his studies included Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Middle Egyptian.
His academic background in ancient languages and the ancient Near East informs his study of scripture and early religious traditions. Outside of his academic work, Bryner enjoys reading classic literature and playing the piano.
