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Cyrus Ingerson Scofield (August 19, 1843 – July 24, 1921) was an American theologian, minister, and writer whose best-selling annotated Bible popularized futurism and dispensationalism among fundamentalist Christians.
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield (1843–1921) was a significant American theologian, writer, and pastor who is best known for his Scofield Reference Bible, one of the most influential theological works of the 20th century. In it, he popularized Dispensationalism, which uses the literal, grammatical, and historical system of biblical interpretation and ...
Who was C. I. Scofield? Cyrus Ingerson Scofield (1843–1921) was an influential American minister. His Scofield Reference Bible, filled with helpful annotations on the text, was published in 1909 and became the standard for a generation of fundamentalist Christians and popularized dispensational theology.
Dr Cyrus Ingerson Scofield (1843-1921) is undoubtedly best known today for the Scofield Reference Bible, but was instrumental in the promotion of premillennial dispensational doctrine across denominational lines.
In 1879, he quit drinking, embraced Jesus Christ, and devoted himself to evangelism—spreading the word about the importance of personal salvation and biblical authority. Three decades later, he created the Scofield Reference Bible, sometimes cited as a plinth of Protestant fundamentalism.
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, legislator, lawyer, congregational pastor, and author of religious works, son of Elias and Abigail (Goodrich) Scofield, was born in Lenawee County, Michigan, on August 19, 1843.
C. I. Scofield (1843-1921) was an American Congregational Presbyterian clergyman, writer, Bible conference speaker, defender of dispensational premillennialism, and editor of the Scofield Reference Bible.
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth by C. I. Scofield, first published in 1896, is a monumental work that explains the important divisions in scripture.
Within 30 years of its issurance Oxford University Press reported that 1,925,000 copies had been published; and in our own day, the Scofield Bible remains one of the most popular reference study bibles available. Who was C. I. Scofield? How did this Reference Bible originate? Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was born August 19, 1843.
Dr. C.I. Scofield, 100 years later. God's perfect use of the imperfect. Today, July 24, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of Dr. C.I. Scofield; the editor of the Scofield Reference Bible (the name being changed to the Scofield Study Bible in later printings), first published in 1909.