Marvin Meyer

Marvin Meyer
Born	Marvin Wayne Meyer (1948-04-16)April 16, 1948
Died	August 16, 2012(2012-08-16)(aged 64)
Occupation	Scholar of religion
Academic work
Institutions	Chapman University
Main interests	Gnosticism,early Christianity

Marvin W. Meyer(April 16, 1948 – August 16, 2012) was ascholar of religionand a tenured professor atChapman University,inOrange, California.

Career

Meyer was the Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies atChapman Universityand Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute. He was also Director of theCopticMagical Texts Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. Dr. Meyer authored numerous books and articles on Greco-Roman and Christian religions in antiquity and late antiquity, and onAlbert Schweitzer's ethic of reverence for life. He had been interviewed on television programs that aired on ABC, BBC, CNN, PBS, A&E, theDiscovery Channel,theHistory Channel,and theNational Geographic Channel.

Meyer was best known for his translations of the texts of documents associated with the ancient mystery religions, early Christian magic, and Gnostic texts, of which the most notable have been theGospel of Thomasand theGospel of Judas,the former of which is included among theNag Hammadi library.Meyer edited a collection of English translations of the Nag Hammadi texts for theHarperOneimprint, the most recently revised edition of which has been released as theNag Hammadi Scripturesin 2007, including help fromJames M. Robinsonwho has edited an earlier publication of the library.He was regarded as an authority onGnosticismand had worked on many books on the subject.

Death

Meyer died ofmelanomaon August 16, 2012.