a Baptist minister, was born in Edgefield County, S.C., December 19, 1825. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1843, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1847, he became pastor until 1854; from 1854 to 1859 president of Richmond Female Institute; 159-71 professor of Biblical introduction and Old Testament interpretation in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; 1871-79 president of Georgetown College, Kentucky; thereafter professor in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and died January 31, 1892. He was the author of A Call to the Ministry (1867): — and The Bible Doctrine of Inspiration Explained and Vindicated (1888).
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