Biography

Born in 1834, Marcus Dods would become a pastor in the Free Church of Scotland but not before being rejected by nearly two dozen other churches. Educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University, in addition to being a minister, his career would include being a principal, a professor and an author. Some of his writings and teachings were controversial and led to mounting a defense before the General Assembly. His commentaries on Genesis and I Corinthians are part of the Expositor’s Bible. His list of other works is extensive. Besides writing original works, he edited and translated other works. Dods died on April 26, 1909.

Wailand Groenendyk
CCEL Staff Writer