The Backyard Professor – on Mormonism

The Backyard Professor: 029: Jesus Vs. Dionysus: How the Gospel of John Made Jesus a Greater God

I compare Jesus with the ancient Greek God Dionysus in the Gospel of John analyzed by biblical scholar Dennis R. MacDonald

Here I view the significant evidence of Asherah as Heavenly Mother and Lover of God the Father in the Temple. This aspect of the ancient… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 028: Elohim Forgot His own Wife in Joseph Smith’s True Restoration?! Absurd!

I specify how Joseph Smith understood the literal Bible of the Patriarchal Age, focusing on Abraham. I then show the updated Archaeological knowledge of the… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 027: Why Biblical Archaeology Refutes Joseph Smith’s Literal Bible Theology

I am seriously interested in archaeology and faith and scriptures and knowledge. Here I discuss the new understanding of archaeology that has emerged and why… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 026: How Archaeology Failed in Maintaining My Faith in Mormonism’s Scripture

A detailed analysis of the Historical Jesus as carpenter.

I describe my journey in learning the issues, problems, and proposed solutions to how to study the New Testament figure of Jesus

I take a decent detailed look into this epic debate and what we can learn from it and with it. Not to be missed!

My impressions on Mormon General Conference, and how it led me to do some significant background research which just shows why watching it doesn’t feed… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 022: Observations on October 2021 General Conference & Why We Quit Watching

This dynamic subject has other interpretations and more valuable meanings for us personally than Sunday School ever taught. Come take a look and find your… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 021: The Kingdom of God: What Sunday School Didn’t Teach Us

I discuss a subject Mormon author Terryl Givens describes, (Feeding the Flock) yet he stops far short of where the discussion logically ought to go.… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 020: Today’s Mormon Prophets & Mormon Psychological Manipulation Run Amok

I explore the CES Letter’s impact and why the apologists of Mormonism are miffed, ineffective, and why it is important to see the significance of… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 019: Don’t Just Read, Listen, and Believe… Think! On the CES Letter

Sometimes instead of refuting or tearing down something, we need to build and uplift ourselves and improve our own spirituality. This is one of my… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 018: Medicine for the Soul: Moving Beyond Mormonism

A look into the chapter Kerry Muhlestein presented in Laura Hales 2016 book “A Reason for Faith” wherein Kerry Muhlestein simply flops both as an… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 017: JS Papyri – Mormon Egyptologist Kerry Muhlestein’s Defense Fails Again

Once again I find discussion worthy, another section of Terryl Givens 2015 book :Wrestling the Angel” which is fleshing out the missing information Mormonism has… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 016: Mormon Revelation What Mormonism does not want you to even think about

I analyze Terryl Givens 2019 book “The Pearl of Greatest Price, Mormonism’s Most Controversial Scripture.” I discuss his comments on Facsimile 3 in the Book… Read More »The Backyard Professor: 015: BOA Facsimile #3 Joseph Smith Papyri – What Mormonism is STILL not Saying