, a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Brigham Young University, holds the Abraham O. Smoot Professorship. For nearly twenty years he has served as a member of the prestigious international team of translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books and numerous articles on the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He has coauthored with his brother, Jay A. Parry, several books for Latter-day Saints, including Understanding Isaiah, Understanding the Signs of the Times, and Symbols and Shadows: Unlocking a Deeper Understanding of the Atonement. Most recently, he was the author of Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power. Brother Parry, who has served in the Church as a bishop, temple worker, and high councilor, is a popular speaker at BYU Education Week. He and his wife, Camille Parry, are the parents of six children.