James M. Robinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James M. Robinson

American biblical scholar

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1924

Place of Birth: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2016

Profession: historian, theologian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.