author
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
1813–1891
A careful Victorian scholar of the New Testament, known for turning manuscript study into something practical for students and translators. His work helped shape later biblical scholarship and the English Revised Version.
2 Audiobooks
A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.
by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I.
by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
About the author
Born in London in 1813, Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and went on to combine church work with a long scholarly career. He served as a schoolmaster, later held church posts including prebendary of Exeter and vicar of Hendon, and became widely respected for his exacting work on biblical manuscripts.
Scrivener is best remembered as a New Testament textual critic. He edited and described important manuscripts, helped catalog and classify many others, and wrote A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, a book that made a difficult field far more approachable for readers and students.
He also served on the English New Testament Revision Committee that produced the Revised Version of the Bible. By the time of his death in 1891, he had earned a reputation for patience, precision, and an unusual gift for explaining complex textual questions in a clear way.