Dr. James F. McGrath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He has a Diploma in Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge, a BD from the University of London, and his PhD from Durham University. He is the author of the following books:
The A to Z of the New Testament
Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist
John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptizer
(with Charles Haberl of Rutgers University) the two-volume Mandaean Book of John: Critical edition, Translation, and Commentary
(with Frank Felice) Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology.
He is also author of numerous articles (and a few science fiction short stories) and the editor or co-editor of several volumes. In addition, he is the inventor of Canon: The Card Game.
He blogs about religion, the Bible, science fiction, evolution, and lots of other topics.
You can visit his Amazon and Selected Works pages to learn more about his publications (as well as GoodReads), and you can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Bluesky, and elsewhere.