author
Walter F. (Walter Frederic) Adeney
1849–1920
A thoughtful English Congregational minister and biblical scholar, he wrote widely on the New Testament, church history, and Christian belief. His books reflect both a pastor’s concern for ordinary readers and a teacher’s eye for careful explanation.
3 Audiobooks
Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters
by George Milligan, Walter F. (Walter Frederic) Adeney, J. Morgan (James Morgan) Gibbon, J. G. (John Gershom) Greenhough, H. Elvet (Howell Elvet) Lewis, Alfred Rowland, David Rowlands, W. J. (William John) Townsend
The Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
by Walter F. (Walter Frederic) Adeney
The Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon and the Lamentations of Jeremiah
by Walter F. (Walter Frederic) Adeney
About the author
Born in Ealing on March 14, 1849, Walter Frederic Adeney was educated at New College and at University College London. He became an English Congregationalist minister, later building a reputation as a theologian and biblical scholar.
He served as minister at Acton from 1872 to 1889, then joined New College, London, as a lecturer in biblical and systematic theology. In 1903 he became principal of Lancashire Independent College, a role he held until 1913.
Adeney wrote on a wide range of religious subjects, especially the New Testament and the history of the church. Among his best-known works are The New Testament Story, The Theology of the New Testament, and The Greek and Eastern Churches. He died on September 1, 1920.