James M. Robinson

James McConkey Robinson (June 30, 1924 – March 22, 2016) was an American scholar who served as Professor Emeritus of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California. He was a member of the Jesus Seminar and arguably the most prominent Q and Nag Hammadi library scholar of the 20th 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 ground for John S. Kloppenborg's foundational work into the compositional history of Q, by arguing its genre as an ancient wisdom collection.

He has received criticism from philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig regarding his views on Jesus' resurrection appearances. Robinson argued that these appearances had their origins in second-century Gnosticism. Craig argues that there is no reason to believe that all of these experiences were luminous, and even if they were, that they were interpreted as non-physical appearances. Robinson died in March 2016 at the age of 91.

Additional biographical source: James M. Robinson. "Theological Autobiography." pp. 117–150 in The Craft of Religious Studies, edited by Jon R. Stone. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.

- The Nag Hammadi Story, Leiden 2014.

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