Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Title page of the 1887 edition

Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener , Dr. iur. utr. (Born September 29, 1813 in Bermondsey , Surrey , † October 30, 1891 in Hendon , Middlesex ) was a major text critic of the New Testament , Anglican pastor and member of the committee that published the Revised Version of the King James Bible .

Life

After attending school in Southwark (1820-1831) he studied theology for four years at Trinity College , Cambridge . After graduating in 1835, he became a classical teacher at a number of schools (King's School in Sherborne , Dorset ; Cornwall ; Somerset ). From 1846 to 1856 he was the principal of a school in Falmouth (Cornwall) . He was also Rector of Gerrans , Cornwall for 15 years .

He made a special name for himself in the field of biblical science by working on the Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis . Ambrose edited various editions of the New Testament and created collations of the Codex Sinaiticus with the Textus Receptus . For his services to the textual criticism and the understanding of biblical manuscripts he was endowed on January 3, 1872 with an annuity of 100 pounds. He preferred the Textus Receptus as a source for Bible translations over the older manuscripts.

In 1874 he became a beneficiary of Exeter and Vicar of Hendon near London, where he remained until his death.

Works

personal data
SURNAME	Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British New Testament text critic, Anglican pastor and member of the English New Testament Revision Committee
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bermondsey , Surrey
DATE OF DEATH	October 30, 1891
Place of death	Hendon , Middlesex