Looking for students to work at the RSC! We are hiring a student office assistant for fall 2022/winter 2023 semesters. Apply now at yjobs.byu.edu. Job ID: 113741

Jared Ludlow, RSC publications director, and Michael Goodman, assistant publications director of the Religious Studies Center, are presenting at this year’s BYU Education Week. Jared Ludlow will be presenting throughout the week on topics including the Apocrypha, the history of Jerusalem, and Hinduism. WSC 3220-3224: 8/16–19 @ 5:50–6:45 pm 8/16–19 @ 7:10–8:05 pm 8/16–19 @ 8:30–9:25 pm Michael Goodman will be presenting on subjects such as Christ in our relationships, questions and truth seeking, and faith in Christ. JKB 3108: 8/17–19 @ 11:10–12:05 pm 8/16–19 @ 12:30–1:25 pm

Visit our booth at BYU Education Week any day from Tuesday, August 16, to Friday, August 19, to receive a free RSC book, journal, magazine, and book mark (while supplies last). We will be located in the Wilkinson Student Center (WSC) close by the BYU Store (see second image). We look forward to spending time with you and hope to see you in person!

Looking to get ahead in your “Come, Follow Me” reading? For more study resources on NEXT week’s lesson, access the playback of the John A. Widtsoe Foundation’s latest Interfaith Conversation on the book of Job from the Old Testament. This event featured BYU religion professor Shon Hopkin and LMU professor Sarah Emanuel. Video version: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/video-library Podcast version: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/podcasts

First of its kind, this new Latter-day Saint edition of the whole Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is available now! This edition of the JST faithfully reproduces the words as they were written by Joseph Smith and his scribes. The intent of this publication is to make the entire JST easily accessible in one volume. Prior to this new BYU publication, the most notable release of the JST was by Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in 1867, who printed an edition that is commonly known as the “Inspired Version.” Copublished by BYU Press, the Religious Studies Center, and Deseret Book, “Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns” can now be purchased by visiting https://rsc.byu.edu/book/joseph-smiths-translation-bible

Stop by our booth at BYU Education Week between today and Friday for a free book! For those who cannot make it in person, all our giveaway books are available to read for FREE online at https://rsc.byu.edu/books/recent

The book of Job teaches us about how to endure suffering without losing faith in the Lord. Take a deep dive into this topic by reading “Withstanding the Evil One,” by P. Scott Ferguson. https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-12-no-2-2011/withstanding-evil-one

With Esther being the focus of this week’s “Come, Follow Me” reading, today we share this quote from Sheri Dew about the work of women in the Lord’s kingdom. Check out our list of related recommended readings here: rsc.byu.edu/my-gospel-study/come-follow-me

Learn more about the Joseph Smith Translation and the book of Psalms by reading "Joseph Smith and the Poetic Writings,” by Joseph Fielding McConkie. View here: https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-translation/joseph-smith-poetic-writings

Tune in to the John A. Widtsoe Foundation’s Interfaith Conversation Series on August 28, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. PDT. Click the link below to RSVP. Event link: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/isaiah-40-45-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations About the event: The John A. Widtsoe Foundation is deeply committed to elevating dialogue between members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other religious communities. This year's Churchwide study of the Old Testament presents a unique opportunity for members to better understand and learn from our Jewish neighbors, who have engaged with these scriptures for thousands of years. Each month, Widtsoe Foundation Director Dr. Jacob Rennaker will host a live online conversation and Q&A with a leader or scholar from the Jewish community about an upcoming topic from the Church's “Come, Follow Me” curriculum. This series will serve to educate Latter-day Saints about the rich history of Jewish scriptural interpretation and application, while at the same time modeling meaningful interfaith conversations and empowering Latter-day Saints to do the same in their own communities. These events will be made available on The Widtsoe Foundation YouTube Channel and podcast soon after the live event. For this live event, the topic is about Isaiah's message of comfort and victory (Isaiah 40-45) from a Jewish perspective with special guest Rabbi Josh Garroway, and Widtsoe Foundation board member Laura Redford. Dr. Rabbi Joshua Garroway is the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies at HUC-JIR in Los Angeles. He holds a PhD from the Religious Studies Department at Yale and ordination from HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. He is the author of “The Beginning of the Gospel: Paul, Philippi, and the Origins of Christianity.”

Enrich your study of the book of Job this week by reading “Hast Thou Considered My Servant Job?,” by John S. Tanner. Originally found in a Sidney B. Sperry Symposium volume, this article is available to read for free online: rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-old-testament/hast-thou-considered-my-servant-job

Enrich your study of “Come, Follow Me” this week by reading the RSC’s supplementary articles. This week focuses on the book of Esther in the Old Testament. Watch a video related to the articles here: https://youtu.be/6WW0gkAz1qE