Archives: Authors

Eddie Rasnake graduated with honors from East Tennessee State University in 1980. He and his wife, Michele, served for nearly seven years on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ. He has been ministering in Eastern Europe in the role of equipping local believers for more than a decade and has published materials in Albanian, Greek, Italian, Romanian, and Russian. Eddie and his wife Michele live in Chattanooga, Tennessee with their four children.

Ray E. Baughman received his B.A. and Th.B. degrees in Bible from Dallas Bile College. He also attended Kansas State College, Halbert School of Photography and Baylor University.

Peter Naylor is a retired Baptist minister living in Wellinborough, UK, and completed his doctorate at the University of Potchefstroom, South Africa. He and his wife have two daughters and two grandchildren. Having lectured, mainly in India and Sri Lanka, his aspiration now is to focus upon biblical studies.

Colin S. Smith was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Before coming to the United States in 1996, Colin served as the Senior Pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London for 16 years. While in London, he served as the president of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. Colin is currently the Senior Pastor of the Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

David Baron (1855-1926) was born in Russia and raised in a Jewish family. Following his conversion to Christianity, he co-founded The Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel of London, England. He also wrote numerous books, including The Shepherd of Israel and His Scattered Flock, The Servant of Jehovah, The Ancient Scriptures and The Modern Jew, andIsrael in the Plan of God.

Spiros Zodhiates was born to Greek parents on the island of Cyprus. He earned his Doctor of Theology degree from Luther Rice Seminary. In addition, Dr. Zodhiates has been the recipient of several honorary doctorates. In 1946, he came to the United States at the invitation of the American Mission to the Greeks, Inc. Dr. Zodhiates became president of this organization in 1966. Now known as AMG International (‘Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel’), it carries on a worldwide evangelistic and relief ministry. Dr. Zodhiates is a recognized authority on the Greek New Testament, and has edited an edition of the Modern Greek New Testament. He is the author of numerous exegetical books and booklets in both the Greek and English languages. In addition, he is heard daily on the New Testament Light radio program.

Ray C. Stedman (1917- 1992) was pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, for forty years. He was a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including Body Life and Waiting for the Second Coming.

William Arnot (1808-1875) was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and studied at Glasgow University. He was a Greek scholar and a man of great discernment and strong scriptural convictions, who held pastorates in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.

W. H. Griffith Thomas (1861-1924) was a minister, scholar, and teacher born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. His varied Christian service included pastoral work in Oxford and London, England, a professorate at Wycliffe College in Toronto, Canada, a worldwide Bible conference ministry, and prolific writing. He was also a cofounder, with Lewis Sperry Chafer and Alex B. Winchester, of Dallas Theological Seminary.

Ada R. Habershon (1861-1918) was born in London. Few women have made a contribution to the cause of biblical scholarship equal to that of Miss Habershon. After formal Bible training, she turned all her efforts to the exploration of the Scriptures. She shared fellowship and ministry with D.L. Moody, Ira Sankey, Charles H. Sprugeon and others.