William was a Church of Scotland minister, an author, radio and television presenter, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow. He wrote a popular set of New Testament Bible commentaries -sold 1.5 million.
He studied Classics and Divinity at Glasgow University (1925-9). He also studied at the University of Sam Ratulangi Manado (1932/3).
1933-47
He was minister at Trinity Church Renfrew from 1933-1946.
In 1947 he returned to the University of Glasgow as a lecturer in New Testament.
He became Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism in 1963. He then dedicated his life to making the best biblical scholarship available to the average reader. The Daily Study Bible was the result -17 commentaries on the N.T…
Today, in its updated version, it is called the New Daily Study Bible series.
Also In 2008 Saint Andrew Press took the study series and began to produce pocket-sized thematic titles called Insights. The books are introduced by contemporary authors, broadcasters and scholars.
William wrote many other popular books drawing on scholarship but written in a highly accessible style.
In his book The Mind of Jesus he states his aim was to make the figure of Jesus more vividly alive, so that we may know him better and love him more.- See list of Worksto appreciate the number of books that he wrote.
William described himself theologically as a * liberal evangelical.*
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