Background
Adams, William W. was born on September 16, 1892 in Chelsea, Alabama, United States. Son of William Ferguson and Nancy Rebecca (Martin) Adams.
Adams, William W. was born on September 16, 1892 in Chelsea, Alabama, United States. Son of William Ferguson and Nancy Rebecca (Martin) Adams.
AB, Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1919. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1922. Doctor of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1925.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), William Jewell College, 1946.
Student pastorates various churches, 1915-1925. Professor New Testament interpretation and Greek exegesis Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1925-1946. President, professor N.T interpretation Center Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Kansas, 1946-1954.
James Buchanan Harrison professor New Testament interpretation Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, from 1954.
Member Northern Baptist Educational Association (president 1945-1946), Masons.
Children: William Walter, Bert Newton.