Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin (25 November 1804 – 6 July 1863) was a Norwegian professor of theology, biblical translator, and Lutheran priest.

On 22 December 1827, he married Petronelle Louise Hanna Thomasine Magelssen, and together, they had six children: Eiler Rosenvinge, Anne Marie, Christian, Wilhelm Andreas, Edvard, and Susanna Kristence Pram.

In 1837, Kaurin was hired as a lecturer at Christiania University and he served in that capacity until 1843 when he was appointed as a professor of theology.

[2] Among Kaurin's works were significant contribution to a new and controversial edition of Pontoppidans forklaring, and participation in a new translation of the Old Testament into the Norwegian language.

[3] After resigning as bishop, Kaurin moved to Vestre Aker, just outside Christiania and lived for two more years there before his death on 6 July 1863.