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Line 4: }} '''Victor Leifson Ludlow''' (born 1943)<ref>{{cite web \| title=Bernhard Felsenthal, quest for Zion / Victor Leifson Ludlow \| work=Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) \| publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]] \| url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=10&ti=1,10&Search_Arg=ludlow%20victor&Search_Code=NALL&CNT=25&PID=D-FOGZbShcDefG1q9jZOQYLpsLcx&SEQ=20091210200212&SID=3 \| accessdate=2009-12-10}}</ref> is aan emeritus<ref>{{cite web \| title=About Victor \| url=https://victorludlow.com/ \| accessdate=2021-04-17}}</ref> religion professor at [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) in [[Provo, Utah\|Provo]], [[Utah]] and the author of several books on the [[Book of Isaiah]], most notably ''Isaiah, Prophet Seer and Poet''. == Biography == Line 10: Ludlow was born in [[Spanish Fork, Utah]] but lived in [[California]], [[Michigan]], [[Indiana]], [[New York City]] and [[Provo, Utah]] while growing up. Ludlow did his undergraduate studies at [[BYU]]. He also served as a [[Mormon missionary\|missionary]] for [[~~The~~the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) in the Central [[Germany\|German]] [[Mission (LDS Church)\|Mission]] of the church (later the Germany [[Düsseldorf]] Mission) from 1962 to 1964. Ludlow then received a [[Danforth Scholarship]] and studied at [[Harvard University]] and [[Brandeis University]], where he received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. Line 17: He is also the translator of the selections from the Book of Mormon into Hebrew. This edition was published in 1982 but banned due to an agreement of no-proselytism between the [[Latter-day Saints\|LDS]] and the [[Israel]]i government. Ludlow is a scholar on Isaiah. Besides his ''Isaiah: Prophet Seer and Poet'' he also wrote ''Unlocking Isaiah in the Book of Mormon''. He also wrote ''Unlocking the Old Testament''.<ref>[http://religion.byu.edu/victor_ludlow BYU bio of Ludlow]</ref> ~~He also wrote~~and ''~~Principals~~Principles and Practices of the Restored Gospel''. While a BYU professor Ludlow was also the main organizing force behind the annual Passover Seder held at BYU.<ref>[http://forward.com/articles/137017/at-byu-seder-mormons-dip-eat-sing-their-own-day/ ''Jewish Daily Forward'' article on BYU Seder]</ref> Ludlow and his wife Virginia Ann have four sons and two daughters. After V-Ann's death he met and married Cheryl Porter in 2016. Cheryl has two daughters from a previous marriage. Ludlow has served in many [[Calling (LDS Church)\|callings]] in the LDS Church including multiple times as a [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)\|bishop]] and as president of the church's Germany [[Frankfurt]] Mission from 1983 to 1986. Line 32: * [http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=145 Mary Lynn Johnson, "Religion Professor Promotes Passover Traditions", ''BYU Magazine'', Spring 2000] * Dust jacket "about the author" for ''Unlocking Isaiah in the Book of Mormon''. * Victor L. Ludlow, [~~http~~https://www.~~lds~~churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1985/04/i-have-a-question?lang=eng “I Have a Question,”] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)\|Ensign]], April 1985, p. 37 * [http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=8267 Deseret Book bio] Line 40: [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:20th-century Mormon missionaries]] [[Category:American leaders of ~~The~~the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] [[Category:American Mormon missionaries in Germany]] [[Category:Brandeis University alumni]] Line 56: [[Category:Latter Day Saints from California]] [[Category:Latter Day Saints from Michigan]] [[Category:Latter Day Saints from Indiana]] [[Category:Latter Day Saints from New York (state)]] [[Category:Latter Day Saints from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Missionary linguists]]