James M. Robinson
James McConkey Robinson (June 30, 1924 – March 22, 2016) was an American scholar who retired as
Professor Emeritus of Religion at
Claremont Graduate University,
Claremont, California, specializing in New Testament Studies and Nag Hammadi Studies. He was a member of the
Jesus Seminar and arguably the most prominent
Q and
Nag Hammadi library scholar of the twentieth century. He was also a major contributor to The International Q Project, acting as an editor for most of their publications. Particularly, he laid the groundwork for
John S. Kloppenborg's foundational work into the compositional history of Q, by arguing its genre as an ancient wisdom collection. He also was the permanent secretary of UNESCO's International Committee for the Nag Hammadi codices. He is known for his work on the
Medinet Madi library, a collection of Coptic Manichaean manuscripts.
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