Tom Hobson is retired from more than forty years as a Presbyterian minister, four years as professor of Biblical studies and languages at Morthland College, and two years of the radio program "Biblical Words and World" on KUTR-AM, Salt Lake City. He holds degrees from Gordon-Conwell (M.Div.) and Concordia Seminary St. Louis (Ph.D.). His publications include What's on God's Sin List for Today? and The Historical Jesus and the Historical Joseph Smith, and many contributed articles.