Background
Kraft, Robert Alan was born on March 18, 1934 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Howard Russell and Marian Augusta (Northrop) Kraft.
Kraft, Robert Alan was born on March 18, 1934 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Howard Russell and Marian Augusta (Northrop) Kraft.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Wheaton College, 1955; Master of Arts, Wheaton College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1961.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1959-1961;
assistant lecturer, U. Manchester, England, 1961-1963;
assistant professor religious studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1963-1968;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968-1976;
professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1976;
acting department chairman religious studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1972-1973;
chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977-1984;
chairman graduate program in religious studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1975, 76-84, 97-;
Moritz and Josephine Berg professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1992;
acting graduate chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1994-1995, 96-97. Visiting lecturer Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1965-1966. Coordinator Philadelphia Seminary on Christian Origins, since 1963.
Member Review Standard Version Bible Committee, since 1972. Board advisors Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center for Preservation and Research, Claremont, California, since 1978. Member series advisory board Berlin Akademie, since 1971.
Board directors Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation.
Member Society Biblical Literature (secretary Mid-Atlantic section 1965-1969, pro-tem New Testament book editor Journal Biblical Literature 1965-1966, 70, editor Monograph series 1967-1972, editor Pseudepigrapha series 1973-1978), Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (editorial board 1973-1976), International Organization Septuagint and Cognate Studies (executive committee since 1969), North America Patristics Society, American Society Papyrologists, Association for Computers and Humanities.
Married Carol Lois Wallace, June 11, 1955. Children: Cindy Lee Shapiro, Scott Wallace, Todd Alan, Randall Jay.