Jackson, Arthur an English Nonconformist divine, was born in Suffolk in 1593. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, became lecturer, and afterwards minister of St. Michael's, Wood Street, London. Subsequently he received the living of St. Faith's, but was ejected for nonconformity in 1662,' and died in 1666. His annotations are still esteemed. His writings are principally in the exegetical department, and are generally considered valuable even in our day. Of these the best are, A Help for the understanding of the Holy Scripture (Camb. 1643, 3 vols. 4to): — Annotations on the whole Book of Isaiah (London, 1682, 4to). — Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Authors, s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More