Background
Flanders, Henry Jackson was born on October 2, 1921 in Malvern, Arkansas, United States. Son of Henry Jackson and Mae (Hargis) Flanders.
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Henry Jackson Flanders
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Bachelor, Baylor University, 1943; Bachelor's Degree, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950.
Career
Assistant professor, associate professor, Furman U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1950-1955;
professor, chaplain, department chairman religion, Furman U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1955-1962;
pastor, First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, 1962-1969;
professor religion, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1969-1992;
department chairman, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1980-1983. Chairman, trustee Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, California, 1966-1976. Chaplain Texas Ranger Commission, since 1965.
Member Executive Committee Baptist Gen.Conv. Texas, Dallas, 1966-1968.
Achievements
Works
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People of the Covenant: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
(Fully revised and updated using contemporary literary app...)
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People of the Covenant: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
Membership
Trustee Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1964-1968. Trustee Hillcrest Baptist Hospital, 1963-1964. Chairman Heart of Texas Red Cross, 1967-1968.
Narrator Waco Cotton Palace Pageant, 1970-1980. Chaplain Texas Aero Commission, since 1986. Pastor emeritus First Baptist Church, Waco, 1987.
Member grievance oversight committee Texas Bar, 1979-1987. Served to 1st. Lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Association Baptist professors Religion (president 1958-1959), American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1973), Society Biblical Literature, American Academy Religion, Institute Antiquity and Christianity, Waco Baptist Ministerial Association (president 1967-1968).
Connections
Married Tommie Lou Pardew, April 19, 1944. Children: Janet Flanders Mitchell, Jack III.
