Background
Smith, Henry Preserved was born on October 23, 1847 in Troy, Ohio, United States. Son of Preserved and Lucy (Mayo) Smith.
Smith, Henry Preserved was born on October 23, 1847 in Troy, Ohio, United States. Son of Preserved and Lucy (Mayo) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1869. Lane Theological Seminary, 1869-1872, University of Berlin, 1872-1874, University of Leipzig, 1876-1877. Doctor of Divinity, Maryville, 1883, Amherst, 1886, Princeton, 1888.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1875. Instructor church history and professor Hebrew and Old Testament exegesis, Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, 1874-1893. Professor Biblical literature and associate pastor, Amherst, 1898-1906.
Professor Old Testament literature and history of religions, Meadville (Pennsylvania) Theological School, 1907-1913.
Chief librarian and professor, Union Theological Seminary, 1913-1925, emeritus, since 1925. Author: Inspiration and Inerrancy, 1893.
The Bible and Islam, 1897. A Commentary on the Books of Samuel (International Critical Commentary), 1899.
Old Testament History (International Theological Library), 1903.
The Religion of Israel, 1914. Essays in Biblical Interpretation, 1921. Home: Poughkeepsie, New New York
Married Anna Macneale, December 27, 1877.