Background
Sanders, Frank Knight was born on June 5, 1861 in Batticotta, Jaffna, Ceylon. Son of Marshall Danforth and Georgianna (Knight) Sanders.
Sanders, Frank Knight was born on June 5, 1861 in Batticotta, Jaffna, Ceylon. Son of Marshall Danforth and Georgianna (Knight) Sanders.
Bachelor of Arts, Ripon College, Wisconsin, 1882. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1889. Instructor Jaffna College, Ceylon, 1882-1886.
Woolsey professor Biblical literature, 1891-1901, professor Biblical history and archæology and dean, Yale Divinity School, 1901-1905. Secretary Congressional South.S. and Public Society, 1905-1908. President Washburn College, Kansas, 1908-1914.
Director Missionary Preparation for Foreign Missions Conference of North America, 1914-1927.
Author: The Teacher’s Life of Christ, 1907. Studies in the Life of Paul, 1908.
The Messages of the Sages, 1918. Outlines for Study of Biblical History and Literature (with Professor H. T. Fowler), 1906.
The Messages of the Earlier Prophets (with Professor C. F. Kent), 1898.
The Messages of the Later Prophets, 1899. History of the Hebrews, 1914, revised edit, 1929. The Program of Christianity, 1918.
Old Testament Prophecy, 1921.
Old Testament History, 1921. Company-editor: (with Professor C. F. Kent) The Historical Series for Bible Students (9 volumes).
The Messages of the Bible (12 volumes), 1897-1918. (with Professor H. P. Beach) The World’s Living Religions (10 volumes), since 1923.
(with H. A. Sherman) The Life and Religion Series (10 volumes), since 1921.
Home: Rockport, Massachusetts
Married Edith Blackman, June 27, 1888. Children: Helen, Morris Blackman, Frank Knight.