James McConkey Robinson (June 30, 1924 – March 22, 2016)[1] 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.

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 was the son of William Childs Robinson (1897-1982), who taught church history and apologetics at Columbia Theological Seminary.

He has received criticism from philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig regarding his views on Jesus' resurrection appearances.