Macdonald

¹

[muhk-don-uhld]

noun

1. George, 1824–1905, Scottish novelist and poet.

2. Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland: first prime minister 1867–73, 1878–91.

MacDonald

²

[muhk-don-uhld]

noun

1. James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.

Macdonald

¹

/ məkˈdɒnəld /

noun

1. Flora. 1722–90, Scottish heroine, who helped the Young Pretender to escape to Skye after his defeat at the battle of Culloden (1746)

2. Sir John Alexander. 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland, who was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867–73; 1878–91)

MacDonald

²

/ məkˈdɒnəld /

noun

1. ( James ) Ramsay . 1866–1937, British statesman, who led the first and second Labour Governments (1924 and 1929–31). He also led a coalition (1931–35), which the majority of the Labour Party refused to support

Example Sentences

"This is simultaneously one of publishing's greatest failures and triumphs," says Nathan MacDonald, Professor of the Interpretation of the Old Testament at the University of Cambridge.

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In research published on November 29 in The Journal of Theological Studies, MacDonald argues that the map created by Lucas Cranach the Elder and printed in Zürich did more than update biblical layouts for the Renaissance.

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"It has been wrongly assumed that biblical maps followed an early modern instinct to create maps with clearly marked territorial divisions," MacDonald says.

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According to MacDonald, "Joshua 13-19 doesn't offer an entirely coherent, consistent picture of what land and cities were occupied by the different tribes. There are several discrepancies. The map helped readers to make sense of things even if it wasn't geographically accurate."

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A literal interpretation of scripture was especially important in the Swiss Reformation, which is why, MacDonald explains, "It's no surprise that the first Bible map was published in Zürich."

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