0805-19 Dan Belnap_Q6I9159Portrait of Dan Belnap, faculty in the department of Religion.May 15, 2008Photo by Kaitlyn Pieper/BYU© BYU PHOTO 2008All Rights Reservedphoto@byu.edu (801)422-7322
Born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, and Sandy, Utah. Served full-time mission in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mission. Married Erin Pinney in 1997 and had four children: Emma, Jack, Samuel, and Tabitha. Received a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University; an MA in ancient Near Eastern studies from BYU; an MA and a PhD in Northwest Semitics from the University of Chicago. Worked as a part-time instructor before becoming an assistant professor in 2007. He advanced to the rank of professor in 2020.