Unger, Merrill F.
Merrill F. Unger (1909-1980) was born in Baltimore and studied at Johns Hopkins University and Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS).
Merrill F. Unger (1909-1980) was born in Baltimore and studied at Johns Hopkins University and Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS).
William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536) attended both Oxford and Cambridge where he excelled as a Greek scholar. Inspired by the efforts of Martin Luther to make the Bible available in a German translation, Tyndale decided to do the same for English speaking Christians.
Reuben Archer (R. A.) Torrey (1856-1928) was a renowned Congregational evangelist and author. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and studied at Yale University.
Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778) was born in Surrey, England to an affluent family. He visited Ireland at the age of 16 and converted to Christianity at a service held in a barn – an experience he considered both ironic and providential since he had felt no spiritual yearnings at the grand cathedral his family attended.
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullian (c. 160- c. 220) was born in Carthage, North Africa. He studied law as a young man. In about 195 he converted to Christianity and spent the rest of his life utilizing his skills as a rhetorician to defend the faith against pagan philosophies and heresies.
Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769), a pious mystic of the eighteenth century, was born in Mörs, Germany. He was apprenticed as a young man to his older brother, a shopkeeper. He purchased a humble cottage near Mühlheim, where he led a life of seclusion and self-denial for many years.
James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was born in Yorkshire, England. He went to China in 1854, after studying medicine and theology, to become a missionary with the China Evangelization Society.
William Ashley (Billy) Sunday (1862-1935) was born in Ames, Iowa Sunday grew up in an army orphanage after the death of his father, a Union soldier.
Charles T. Studd (1862-1931) was a national sports hero in England and a renowned cricket player, Studd abandoned fame and fortune after his conversion at a Moody-Sankey evangelistic crusade. He gave away over 100,000 pounds and went to China in 1885 to serve under Hudson Taylor at the Inland China Mission.
James Strong (1822-1894) was born in New York City. He studied ancient languages at Wesleyan University. A man of many talents he worked as a college professor, the president of a railroad company, and as a city administrator.