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| Biography Dr. Allan A. MacRae has studied under the
leading Old Testament and archeological specialists in the United
States, Europe, and Palestine: R. A. Torrey at Biola, Robert Dick
Wilson and J. Gresham Machen at Princeton Seminary, William F. Albright
at the American Schools of Oriental Research, and E. A. Speiser at the
University of Pennsylvania. He earned the A.B., A.M., Th.B, A.M. (in
Semitic Philology), and Ph.D degrees., studied the ancient
languages related to the Bible (Babylonian Cuneiform, Egyptian
Hieroglyphics, Arabic and Syriac).
Dr. MacRae has taught nearly every course of the seminary during the span of a teaching career of six decades. He taught Old Testament at three seminaries - Westminster, Faith and Biblical - and was founding president of the last two of these. Biography of Dr. MacRae on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination by Robert J. Dunzweiler Autobiographical Interviews conducted in 1984 and 1989. |
 Women's
Bible Studies by Grace MacRae |
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A volume of essays written and
presented to Dr. Allan A. MacRae by his former pupils on the occasion
of his eighty-fourth birthday. The book concerns vital issues affecting
the interpretation of the Bible and the understanding of certain
historical problems. It comprises contributions by seventeen scholars
(besides a few others), namely, R. Laird Harris, J. Robert Vannoy,
Robert E. Longacre, Paul R. Gilchrist, Samuel J. Schultz, Elmer B.
Smick, Robert A. Peterson, Robert C. Newman, W. Harold Mare. Vernon C.
Grounds, Robert J. Dunzweiler, Gordon R. Lewis, William Paul, Wilber B.
Wallis, Thomas V. Taylor, William N. Harding, and John M. L. Young.
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In this collection of letters
compiled by Dr. Quek Swee Hwa, Dr. MacRae writes on a wide range of
topics. They include the JEDP Theory, Special Creation, Mormonism,
baptism, eschatology, education and dispensationalism.
The letters in this volume were not written with any thought of publication. Every one of them was composed in response to a letter asking for clarification on some point of biblical interpretation, Christian belief or activity. |
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Many discussions approach the
book of Daniel with a rather complete theory of God's plan for the
future, and endeavor to fit each of its prophecies into a predetermined
viewpoint. The differing eschatological systems of the writers affect
their interpretation at many points. The present writer has profited
from insights found in these various books. Yet his present purpose is
quite different.
That purpose is to concentrate on the exact phrases of Daniel's prophecies, trying to see how much or how little can properly be drawn from each of them while keeping references to other parts of Scripture to a minimum. We shall aim to see what can be determined with certainty about the meaning of each statement, to indicate the degree of support that various interpretations can claim, and to note points at which the careful student should reserve judgment. We shall utilize all the available linguistic, historical and archaeological material, and shall try to deal fully and carefully with each problem, but we shall endeavor to express the results of our investigation in language that can be understood by any educated layman. "Dr. Allan MacRae's scholarly
work on the Prophecies of Daniel reflects his typical in-depth study of
God's Word, and especially the Old Testament. His work on Daniel
provides rewarding insight and illumination into those areas of
exegesis that are too frequently treated lightly or avoided altogether.
His characteristic probing of scriptural passages is seen in his
treatment of the expression 'Son of Man' in Daniel Chapter 7.
Dr. MacRae's work will be of special interest and geat value to all those who have wrested with the much debated passages in Daniel." Dr. Arthur E. Steele,
Chancellor
Clearwater Christian College |
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THE PURPOSE of this treatment
of Isaiah 40:1-56:8 is to examine its great themes and to study their
interrelations. It is hoped that the work will be useful to ministers
and to other Bible students, whether they have knowledge of the
original languages or not.
The book is not intended to be a commentary on this section of Isaiah. There are a number of good commentaries, written from various viewpoints, that contain helpful discussions of particular words and phrases. The main purpose of this writing is to open up the treasures of this section of the book by showing the interrelation of the thoughts and the general progress of the ideas presented. ============ "Dr. MacRae has carried on the
tradition of Robert Dick Wilson. His scholarship has helped countless
young men and women to understand the weaknesses of liberal theology's
view of the Bible. He has stood, and stands, for the Bible as with out
error in all areas: that is, in history and the things of interest to
science as well as in religious matters. This, of course, bears
directly on the consideration of the book of Isaiah. Dr. MacRae's deep
knowledge of the cognate Semitic languages, as well as Hebrew, provides
a base for a study in depth. This has never been more needed than in
the present confusion in the Christian, and even evangelical, world."
Francis A. Schaeffer
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Even a casual reader of the Old
Testament is immediately conscious of a great change in literary style
when he reaches the book of Isaiah. It is almost like going from Mexico
into the United States. A similar difference is found when one gets to
the end of Isaiah and begins to read Jeremiah.
Jeremiah presents ideas in fairly simple language, but Isaiah reiterates his thoughts in similes and metaphors, and employs many interesting and beautiful turns of expression. He is not content with describing his sorrow; he laments in poetic language. When he comes to passages of joy, he sings great songs of rejoicing. Isaiah has a style all his own-a style is so unique that it is easy to distinguish it from other parts of Scripture. This is one reason why it is extremely unlikely that the view of the "higher critics" is true, that the book of Isaiah was written by two or more men. Some have even suggested that as many as thirty or forty writers may have written parts of the book, but it would be extremely improbable that a number of people would write in such a unified style. - From the Introduction
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The
question of the Pentateuch - what it is, who wrote it, and when it was
written - has been a focal point of the attack upon supernatural
Christianity and has had visible results in every portion of the
professing Christian world. The controversy about the Pentateuch, which
was raised sixty years ago throughout Christendom, and which was
especially prominent in all theological institutions, is no longer as
visibly prominent as it was then. The reason for this, from the view
point of the liberals, is their belief that their battle has been won.
At this point, since it is their opinion that it was won sixty years
ago, today you will rarely find a seminary with a class which takes up
the question as fully as we will in this course, even though it will be
from a negative viewpoint. Today you will rarely find it discussed, but
sixty years ago you would have found it presented in connection with
practically every subject. The vital questions were, did Moses write
the Pentateuch? Is the Pentateuch something God revealed? Is it
dependable, or is the new theory about its origin the correct one? At
that time arguments raged back and forth over these questions. Today
that portion of the Christian world which studies these matters is
divided into two sections. Most of the older institutions of Christian learning are now under the control of those who hold the viewpoint that the Wellhausen Theory has been proved and established. In their opinion, it is just as absurd to question that theory as it would be, in their opinion, to question the theory of evolution. Among us the theory of evolution seems highly questionable, but in much of the scholarly world evolution is simply taken as established fact and there is not much debate as to whether or not it is true. Whoever does not believe in it is considered obscurantist and unintelligent, and is accused of lacking faith in the discoveries of science. "Dr. MacRae has carried on the tradition of Robert Dick Wilson. His scholarship has helped countless young men and women to understand the weaknesses of liberal theology's view of the Bible." Framcos A. Schaeffer
"Professor MacRae, Hebrew and Old Testament scholar, gave Fran what he feels to have been the most excellent teaching on Old Testament prophets and essential stability to Fran's exegesis." Edith Schaeffer
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