John L Mackay
Originally ordained and inducted as minister of Rosskeen Free Church in 1980, John Mackay was thereafter appointed as Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the Free Church College in 1983. He was appointed Principal in 2010. As well as his teaching role at the Free Church College, Prof. Mackay served the Free Church for many years as Senior Clerk of the General Assembly. A man of immense intellect, John L Mackay was a much sought after lecturer and the author of several Old Testament commentaries which have been highly valued by Bible students all over the world.