William Henry Bennett

William Henry Bennett (1855–1920) was a Congregationalist minister and biblical scholar with a particular interest in Old Testament prophecy and history. He was a proponent of historical criticism, and served as the first president of the Society for Old Testament Study.

In 1884 Bennett was appointed professor of Hebrew, Church History, and New Testament at Rotherham Independent College. While teaching there he graduated Doctor of Divinity from the University of Aberdeen (1902). His other publications include: The Mishna as Illustrating the Gospels (1884) A Primer of the Bible (1897) Joshua and the Conquest of Palestine (1904) Religion of the Post-Exilic Prophets (1907) The Life of Christ According to St Mark (1907) Old Testament History (1909) The Moabite Stone (1911) The Historical Value of the Old Testament (1911) The Value of the Old Testament for To-Day (1914) The Bible: its Place in the Christian Life (1918)

In collaboration with Walter Frederic Adeney: The Bible Story Re-Told for Young People (1897) A Biblical Introduction (1899) The Bible and Criticism (1912)