The Expositor’s Bible was first published in eight series, each with six volumes, from 1888 to 1905. Edited by Sir W. Robertson Nicoll, the series featured contributions from twenty-nine prominent preachers from various Protestant backgrounds, emphasizing the shared beliefs across many denominations.

Nicoll, a theological writer, apologist, and literary critic, was well-suited suited for this role. His position as editor of the prestigious British Weekly gave him the necessary access to recruit prominent preachers to the task, and his literary skills added significant value to the volumes.

The Expositor's Bible is a substantial work, instrumental for sermon crafting and scholarly study. The series enjoyed broad distribution among clergymen and ministers in its day, and the truths within these volumes continue to resonate with preachers, teachers, and students of the Word today.

Dr Samuel Henry Kellogg (1839-1899) graduated from Princeton College in 1861. Becoming a missionary in 1864, he lived and worked at Farrukhabad Mission, Calcutta. He returned to North America following his first wife's death in 1876, working for the Presbyterian Church of Canada and the Theological Seminary in Allegheny. He authored a book of Hindi grammar that became the proscribed study for India Civil Service candidates. In 1892 he returned to India with his second wife to retranslate the Hindi Bible.