| J. Brian Peckham | |
| Birth Date: | January 28, 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Date: | October 19, 2008 |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Workplaces: | Harvard University |
J. Brian Peckham (1934–2008) was a professor of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at Regis College in the Toronto School of Theology and the Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.[1] In 1993, Peckham published "History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions," which argues that the Bible was created from the beginning as a work of literature, and that biblical text was meant to be read and performed.[2]