Hans-Josef Klauck (born 1946) is a German-born theologian, religious historian, and Franciscan priest.
He is Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
[2] Having taught at the University of Chicago between 2001 and 2016, Professor Klauk retired in the Summer of 2016 and became emeritus faculty.
[3] Hans-Josef Klauck is one of the most prolific New Testament scholars today, and has worked extensively on topics such as the parables of Jesus, Paul's Corinthian correspondence, and the Johannine letters.
He has also specialized in the religious and social history of the Greco-Roman world as a necessary background to New Testament studies.