Allan MacRae
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Allan Alexander MacRae was, with Dr. Jack Murray, a co-founder of Biblical Theological Seminary
in Hatfield, Pennsylvania
.
He graduated from Occidental College
in 1922 and earned a Master of Arts at the same school the following year. He studied under Reuben Archer Torrey at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles then obtained a Th.B. from Princeton Theological Seminary
in 1927. He earned an A.M. from Princeton University
the same year, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1936.
He was a scholar of Babylonia
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, Egyptian hieroglyphs
, Arabic, Syriac and other Semitic languages
. He studied at the University of Berlin and spent four months with William F. Albright
in archaeological exploration of the Biblical city Ham, mentioned in Genesis 14.
He was a founding minister of the Presbyterian Church of America which became the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
(OPC) in 1936. However, he was of a certain segment of those within the OPC that held strong beliefs advocating premillennialism
and abstinence from alcohol. The following year, along with Rev. Carl McIntire
, he helped organize Faith Theological Seminary
. He separated from McIntire in 1971 to form Biblical Theological Seminary.
He died on September 27, 1997, at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Home.
Biblical Theological Seminary
Biblical Theological Seminary is located in Hatfield, PA, in the United States. Biblical is an interdenominational graduate school of theology known for its Missional emphasis. The seminary is located in suburban Philadelphia at the former Hatfield High School campus.-History:Biblical Seminary...
in Hatfield, Pennsylvania
Hatfield, Pennsylvania
Hatfield is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,290 at the time of the 2010 census.-Geography:Hatfield is located at ....
.
He graduated from Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
in 1922 and earned a Master of Arts at the same school the following year. He studied under Reuben Archer Torrey at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles then obtained a Th.B. from Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...
in 1927. He earned an A.M. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
the same year, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1936.
He was a scholar of Babylonia
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
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Cuneiform
Cuneiform can refer to:*Cuneiform script, an ancient writing system originating in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC*Cuneiform , three bones in the human foot*Cuneiform Records, a music record label...
, Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs were a formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood...
, Arabic, Syriac and other Semitic languages
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a group of related languages whose living representatives are spoken by more than 270 million people across much of the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa...
. He studied at the University of Berlin and spent four months with William F. Albright
William F. Albright
William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist and expert on ceramics. From the early twentieth century until his death, he was the dean of biblical archaeologists and the universally acknowledged founder of the Biblical archaeology movement...
in archaeological exploration of the Biblical city Ham, mentioned in Genesis 14.
He was a founding minister of the Presbyterian Church of America which became the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
The Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a conservative Presbyterian denomination located primarily in the United States. It was founded by conservative members of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America who strongly objected to the pervasive Modernist theology during the 1930s . Led...
(OPC) in 1936. However, he was of a certain segment of those within the OPC that held strong beliefs advocating premillennialism
Premillennialism
Premillennialism in Christian end-times theology is the belief that Jesus will literally and physically be on the earth for his millennial reign, at his second coming. The doctrine is called premillennialism because it holds that Jesus’ physical return to earth will occur prior to the inauguration...
and abstinence from alcohol. The following year, along with Rev. Carl McIntire
Carl McIntire
Carl McIntire was a founder of, and minister in, the Bible Presbyterian Church, founder and long president of the and the American Council of Christian Churches, and a popular religious radio broadcaster, who proudly identified himself as a fundamentalist.-Youth and education:Born in Ypsilanti,...
, he helped organize Faith Theological Seminary
Faith Theological Seminary
Faith Theological Seminary is an conservative, evangelical Christian seminary founded in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. Originally located in Wilmington, Delaware, it moved to Philadelphia in 1952, then to its current location in Maryland in 2004. It was founded amidst the Fundamentalist-Modernist...
. He separated from McIntire in 1971 to form Biblical Theological Seminary.
He died on September 27, 1997, at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Home.
Works
- The Gospel of Isaiah
- The Prophecies of Daniel
- Biblical Christianity (a compendium of correspondence)