John Gray (born June 9, 1913, in
Kelso, Scotland; died April 1, 2000[1]) was a
Scottishmythologist and author of books about the religion, mythology and the culture of ancient
Mesopotamia and the
Near East.[2] He was known for his 1969 book Near Eastern Mythology.[3] He was also Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at the University of Aberdeen[4] until his retirement in 1980.
Bibliography
I & II Kings: A Commentary, 1963
The Krt Text in the Literature of Ras Shamra: A Social Myth of Ancient Canaan, 1964
Near Eastern Mythology : Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, 1969
A History of Jerusalem, 1969
What About the Children?, 1970
The Biblical Doctrine of the Reign of God, 1979
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, The New Century Bible Commentary, 1986