Holger Michael Zellentin

Holger Michael Zellentin (born January 17, 1976) is a German scholar of religious studies, Jewish studies and Quranic studies. He is a professor of religion and Judaic studies at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

His work focuses on late Ancient Near and Middle Eastern religions, the Talmud and the Quran in their historical contexts, Hellenistic Judaism and anthropology of ancient religion.

Biography Early life and education Zellentin received his Diplôme des Études Universitaires Générales from the University of Strasbourg in 1998, a Doctoraal degree (BA cum MA) from the University of Amsterdam in 2001, Master of Arts in religions of late antiquity from the Department of Religion and Department of Classics at Princeton University in 2004 and a Ph.D. from the Department of Religion at Princeton University in 2007. He is currently the chairman of the Board of the International Association for Qur'anic Studies.