Erlend MacGillivray
Erlend D. MacGillivray received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, in New Testament and Graeco-Roman history. He was an Academic Tutor at the University of Aberdeen and helped initiate its online teaching program in early Christian history. He also held a position as a visiting professor of New Testament Studies at Asian Theological Seminary. His academic work has appeared in the Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, Novum Testamentum, Ancient History, Ancient World and Aperion: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science. His first book, "Epictetus and Laypeople: A Stoic Stance Towards Non-Stoics" was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2020. Aside from history he maintains an interest in logic. He co-authored the Logic I Veritas Workbook on inductive logic in 2022. He is currently writing a popular-level book on the Roman Empire during the first-second century A.D.
He has been married since 2018 to his wife Mary Jane. So far they have one daughter, and two dogs. They live in central Scotland and love exploring the beautiful spots God created that are near to them.