A. Thomas Kraabel
A. Thomas Kraabel | |
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A Thomas Kraabel Decorah Iowa 2008 | |
| Born | Alf Thomas Kraabel November 4, 1934 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2016 (aged 81) Decorah, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, professor, pastor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa Luther College Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classical, medieval |
| Institutions | Duke University University of Minnesota University of Oxford Luther College |
| Main interests | Hellenistic period, Judaism |
Alf Thomas Kraabel (November 4, 1934 – November 2, 2016) was an American classics scholar and educator who worked extensively in Greek and Hellenistic Judaic studies. He served as a faculty member in the classics department at the University of Minnesota from 1963 to 1983, and served as the Dean of Luther College in Iowa before retiring in 2000.