What is John McRay?
{{Infobox person/Wikidata | fetchwikidata=ALL}} '''John Robert McRay''' (17 December 1931 - 24 August 2018) was an [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], and professor emeritus of New Testament at [[Wheaton College (Illinois)]].<ref>{{cite web|author=David Capes|title=John McRay, RIP|url=https://davidbcapes.com/2018/08/27/john-mcray-rip/|website=Thoughts on the New Testament... and Other Stuff by David B Capes|date=27 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.tennessean.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?n=john-robert-mcray&pid=190052925&fhid=11637|title=Dr. John Robert McRay 1931 - 2018|website=Tennessean}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He supervised excavating teams in the [[Holy Land]]: [[Caesarea]], Sepphoris, and Herodium. He also was an expert in the languages, cultures, geography, and history of Israel-Palestine.<ref>{{cite web|title=John McRay, Ph.D.|location=Wheaton College|publisher=School of Biblical and Theological Studies|url=https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/school-of-biblical-and-theological-studies/faculty/faculty-emeriti/john-mcray-phd/|access-date=2020-04-16|archive-date=2021-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805042949/https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/school-of-biblical-and-theological-studies/faculty/faculty-emeriti/john-mcray-phd/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Notable Works == *{{cite book|title=The Bible Archaeology: An Exploration of the History and Culture of Early Civilizations|author1=Alfred J. Hoerth|author2=John McRay|publisher=Lion Hudson Plc|year=2019|isbn=9780857216977}} *{{cite book|title=Archaeology and the New Testament|author=John McRay|publisher=Baker Academic|year=2008|isbn=9780801036088}} *{{cite book|title=Paul: His Life and Teaching|author=John McRay|publisher=Baker Academic|year=2003|isbn=9780801024030}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McRay, John}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:University of Chicago alumni]]