John B. Weaver

John B. Weaver is an American biblical scholar, theological librarian, and academic administrator serving as the sixth president of Florida College. Prior to assuming the presidency, he held senior administrative roles at several academic libraries, including serving as the director of the Burke Library at Columbia University and dean of library services at Abilene Christian University.

As a researcher, Weaver is known for his scholarship on early Christian narratives, specifically the role of "mythistory" and prison escape sequences in the Acts of the Apostles, as well as the history of the American Restoration Movement.

Early life and education Weaver comes from a family with deep historical ties to Florida College; his grandfather, James R. Cope, served as the institution's second president. During the mid-1990s, Weaver was accepted into Florida College's Upper Division Bible program. He was later awarded his Ph.D. from Emory University in 2004.

Weaver later joined Abilene Christian University (ACU) as the dean of library services and educational technology at the Margarett and Herman Brown Library. In addition to his university roles, Weaver has been active in professional organizations, previously serving as president of the American Theological Library Association (ATLA).

Selected works Plots of Epiphany: Prison-Escape in Acts of the Apostles (Walter de Gruyter, 2004) ISBN 978-3110182668 Explorer in Search of Zion: The Spiritual Journey of David Edwin Harrell, Jr. (Florida College Press, 2025) ISBN 978-1965356074