John S. Kloppenborg

John S. Kloppenborg, born in nineteen fifty-one, is a distinguished Canadian theologian and professor of religious studies. His academic journey has been marked by a profound expertise in Greco-Roman culture, Judean culture, and the origins of Christianity, with a particular focus on the synoptic gospels and the Q-source.

Since two thousand seven, Kloppenborg has been a prominent figure at the University of Toronto, where he holds the esteemed title of university professor. His contributions to the field have been recognized through his election as a member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in nineteen ninety and as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in two thousand fourteen.

In addition to his teaching and research, Kloppenborg has taken on leadership roles, notably serving as the president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas during the two thousand nineteen to two thousand twenty term. He is also an active member of several scholarly organizations, including the Context Group, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies.

His academic achievements have been further acknowledged through honorary doctorates awarded by the University of Lethbridge in two thousand eleven and the University of Pretoria in two thousand eighteen, underscoring his significant impact on the study of religious texts and their historical contexts.