Background
MACKIE, Georgia M. was born in 1854 in Banchory-Ternan, near Aberdeen. Son of Reverend James Mackie.
MACKIE, Georgia M. was born in 1854 in Banchory-Ternan, near Aberdeen. Son of Reverend James Mackie.
Studied at Graduated in Arts at Aberdeen University with honours in Ment. Philosophical; Master of Arts. Doctor of Divinity.
Entered Edinburgh Divinity Hall as First Bursar, 1876, and shortly after completing his theological studies offered himself as a missionary on behalf of Israel. In his Arabic and Hebrew^ studies, while chiefly seeking to qualify himself for the work of an evangelist, he has, by long residence in the East and contact with Jews, Moslems, and Oriental Christians, become deeply conscious of the family background of the Bible and of the helpfulness of Oriental life and folklore in explaining its meaning. He has contributed various articles on such matters to Hastings’ Bible Dictionary and the Expository Times, and is the author of the text-book, Bible Manners and Customs, belonging to the Guild Library Series of the Church of Scotland.
In 1901 the degree of Doctor of Divinity wfas conferred upon him by Aberdeen University.
Missionary to the Jews and Minister of the AngloAmerican Congregation, Beyrout, since 1880.