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Colby Townsend

Arts and Humanities · Indiana University

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Mormonism, Religion, and HistoryAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsArchaeology and Natural HistoryReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesBiblical Studies and Interpretation

Publications

17

Citations

9

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Colby Townsend studies the religious texts of the Latter-day Saint (Mormon) tradition, especially how The Book of Mormon and related scriptures were produced and how they draw on the Bible. Much of the work uses methods from biblical scholarship and textual criticism—closely comparing manuscripts and sources—to understand early American religious history. Topics include Joseph Smith's translation and revision projects and the reception of biblical books such as Genesis and Isaiah.

Mormon studies and scriptureBiblical studies and interpretationTextual criticism of religious manuscriptsEarly American religious historyReception of the Bible

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging one to two works per year with a peak in 2020.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 4 publications4202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Dialogue A Journal of Mormon Thought×5
  • Journal of Mormon History×3
  • Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)×2
  • Journal of Hebrew Scriptures×1
  • Church History×1

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Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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