Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
John L. McKenzie

Born: October 9, 1910
Died: March 2, 1991 (aged 80)
Bio: John Lawrence McKenzie was born on October 9, 1910, in Brazil, Indiana, the first of the six children of Myra and Harry McKenzie.
Known for:
- Dictionary of the Bible (1965)
- A theology of the Old Testament (1974)
- Authority in the Church (1966)
- The civilization of Christianity (1986)
- The New Testament Without Illusion (1980)