author
Charles Foster Kent
1867–1925
An influential Bible scholar and teacher, he wrote for readers who wanted the history and literature of the Old Testament explained in clear, accessible language. His books helped bring academic biblical study to a wider audience in the early twentieth century.
6 Audiobooks
Twelve Studies on the Making of a Nation: The Beginnings of Israel's History
by Charles Foster Kent, Jeremiah Whipple Jenks
The Children's Bible
by Henry A. Sherman, Charles Foster Kent
The Makers and Teachers of Judaism From the Fall of Jerusalem to the Death of Herod the Great
by Charles Foster Kent
Christianity and Problems of To-day: Lectures Delivered Before Lake Forest College on the Foundation of the Late William Bross
by John H. (John Huston) Finley, Jeremiah Whipple Jenks, Charles Foster Kent, Paul Elmer More, Robert Bruce Taylor
Biblical Geography and History
by Charles Foster Kent
The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament
by Charles Foster Kent
About the author
Born in Palmyra, New York, in 1867, Charles Foster Kent became one of the best-known American scholars of the Old Testament. He studied at Yale, earned his Ph.D. there, and also spent time at the University of Berlin before beginning his teaching career.
Kent taught at the University of Chicago and Brown University, then served for many years at Yale as professor of biblical literature. He was especially known for presenting biblical scholarship in a way that non-specialists could follow, combining historical study with a straightforward, readable style.
Alongside his university work, he wrote and edited a large number of books on the Bible, ancient Israel, and religious history. He died in 1925, but his works remain of interest to readers looking for an early modern introduction to biblical history and interpretation.