Roelof "Roel" van den Broek (born 20 December 1931) is a Dutch religious scholar.
He was a professor of Religious History of the Hellenistic period at Utrecht University between 1979 and 1991.
He subsequently worked as scientific employee on the early history of Christianity.
[1] Van den Broek was appointed as Bijzonder hoogleraar [nl] (professor not paid by University funds) of Religious history of the Hellenistic period in 1979.
[2] Van den Broek was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993.