John McRay

John Robert McRay (1931 – 2018) was an archaeologist, and professor emeritus of New Testament at Wheaton College (Illinois). He directed archaeological excavations in Israel, and "his articles have appeared in [several] encyclopedias and dictionaires". His wife's name is Annette. He also studied at the Hebrew University, at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, and at Vanderbilt University Divinity School.

Teaching From 1956 to 2002, McRay taught at four colleges: Harding University, Lipscomb University, Middle Tennessee State University and Wheaton College. After McRay got his PhD, he went on to teach at Middle Tennessee State University, David Lipscomb College (now Lipscomb University), and Harding Graduate School. When he retired, he was awarded emeritus status.

Excavating teams McRay supervised excavating teams in the Holy Land for almost 8 years in Caesarea, Sepphoris, and Herodium in Israel. He also was an expert in the languages, cultures, geography, and history of Israel-Palestine.

Organizations McRay was associate to the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, American Schools of Oriental Research, and a member of the editorial boards of Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin, Archaeology in the Biblical World and the Bulletin for Biblical Research, published by Institute for Biblical Research.

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