Age, Biography and Wiki

Karen Leigh King was born on 16 February, 1954, is an American historian. Discover Karen Leigh King's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 16 February, 1954
Birthday 16 February
Birthplace N/A
Nationality

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 16 February. She is a member of famous historian with the age 70 years old group.

Karen Leigh King Height, Weight & Measurements

At 70 years old, Karen Leigh King height not available right now. We will update Karen Leigh King's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Karen Leigh King Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Karen Leigh King worth at the age of 70 years old? Karen Leigh King’s income source is mostly from being a successful historian. She is from . We have estimated Karen Leigh King's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income historian

Karen Leigh King Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook Karen Leigh King Facebook
Wikipedia Karen Leigh King Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1945

King's research focuses on previously unknown Christian texts discovered in Egypt in the modern period, especially those of the "Nag Hammadi library" found in Nag Hammadi in 1945.

This research has uncovered historically marginalized or lost perspectives in Christian thought that Reveal some of the extant diversity and dynamics of early belief and practice from the first centuries of Christianity.

She has in particular explored the roles of women, images of the feminine divine principle, Jesus's sexuality and gender, diversity of attitudes toward persecution and violence and notions of what it means to be human, among other topics.

1954

Karen Leigh King (born 1954, raised in Sheridan, Montana) is a historian of religion working in the field of Early Christianity, who is currently the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, in the oldest endowed chair in the United States (since 1721).

1971

Karen L. King attended Voss Gymnasium in Voss, Norway, through the International Christian Youth Exchange Program (1971–72).

1976

She graduated with a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Montana in 1976, and completed her Ph.D. at Brown University in 1984.

1982

In 1982-83 she studied in Berlin with a fellowship from the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst, working officially at the Free University in West Berlin while meeting regularly with Hans-Martin Schenke, Professor at the Humboldt University in East Berlin.

1984

From 1984 until 1997, she taught in the Department of Religious Studies at Occidental College, Los Angeles.

1988

She is the editor of Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism (1988) and Women and Goddess Traditions in Antiquity and Today (2000), and co-editor of For the Children, Perfect Instruction: Studies in Honor of Hans-Martin Schenke on the Occasion of the Berliner Arbeitskreis für Koptisch-gnostische Schriften’s Thirtieth Year.

1997

In 1997, she was appointed Professor of New Testament and History of Ancient Christianity at the Harvard Divinity School.

2007

King also co-authored Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity with Elaine Pagels (2007).

2012

King found herself at the center of an international controversy after a papyrus which she had introduced at a scholarly conference in Rome in 2012, and thereafter became known as the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" – because it appeared to make reference to Jesus as having a wife – was found to have a false provenance.

2016

In 2016, despite acknowledging likely forgery, King stated that there was no reason to retract her earlier published research on the forged document.

2020

In 2020, journalist Ariel Sabar published "Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife".

A Wall Street Journal review of Veritas reported that King had "embarked on a phased retirement".

In addition to numerous articles, King's books include: