author

Stephen Alexander Hunter

b. 1851

A Presbyterian minister, physician, and missionary, he brought practical experience from years in China to his religious writing. His best-known book on Revelation aims to make a difficult biblical text clearer for students and teachers.

1 Audiobook

A Bible School Manual: Studies in the Book of Revelation An introduction, analysis, and notes, containing a concise interpretation according to the symbolic view, numerous references to authorities, and general mention of other interpretations, with the text of the American revised version edited in paragraphs, for the use of Bible students

A Bible School Manual: Studies in the Book of Revelation An introduction, analysis, and notes, containing a concise interpretation according to the symbolic view, numerous references to authorities, and general mention of other interpretations, with the text of the American revised version edited in paragraphs, for the use of Bible students

by Stephen Alexander Hunter

About the author

Born in Pennsylvania in 1851, Stephen Alexander Hunter trained broadly in theology and medicine. Records located during this search describe him as a clergyman and physician, educated at Washington and Jefferson College, Western Theological Seminary, and Jefferson Medical College.

Hunter is best remembered as the author of A Bible School Manual: Studies in the Book of Revelation, a work written to guide Bible students through the symbolism and structure of Revelation in a clear, teachable way. His writing reflects both scholarly ambition and a practical desire to help readers approach a challenging book with confidence.

Sources found during this search also describe him as a missionary doctor in China from roughly 1879 into the 1890s, an experience that seems to have shaped both his outlook and his later reputation. He died in 1923.