Robert Cargill

Dr. Robert R. Cargill is Associate Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at The University of Iowa. Dr. Cargill teaches biblical studies, Hellenistic Judaism, archaeology, and biblical languages, and has appeared on CNN, History, Discovery, Nat Geo, and other networks, where he hosted shows like NatGeo's "Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls", appears in series like CNN's "Finding Jesus" and History's "Ancient Aliens", served as a producer and contributor for History's "Bible Secrets Revealed," and consulted for and appeared in CNN's Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury. He is the author of the Oxford University Press volume, "Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King," the HarperOne book, "Cities that Built the Bible," and the Gorgias Press book "Qumran through (Real) Time." Dr. Cargill earned his Associates degree from Fresno City College, a Bachelors of Science in human physiology from Fresno State, a Master of Science and a Master of Divinity from Pepperdine University, and a Master of Arts and his PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from UCLA. He presently resides in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife, Roslyn, and his five children: a daughter, Talitha; a son, MacLaren; fraternal twins - a son, Quincy; and a daughter, Rory Kate; and a son, Judah. He is a member of American Mensa and spends much of his spare time reading, writing, RVing, camping, and making YouTube videos. (For more on Dr. Robert R. Cargill, visit: http://www.bobcargill.com)