Henry Swete

March 14, 1835 (age 81)

Bristol, United Kingdom

He became Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge in 1890. He is known for his 1906 commentary on the Book of Revelation, and other works of exegesis. After some years of work in various country curacies and livings he became in 1869 theological lecturer and tutor at Caius College. In 1881 he became examining chaplain to the Bishop of Saint Albans, and the following year was appointed professor of pastoral theology at King"s College London. In 1890 he succeeded Brooke Foss Westcott as regius professor at Cambridge, and retained this position until 1915, when he retired with the title of emeritus professor In June 1901, he received an honorary doctorate of Divinity from the University of Glasgow. He was in 1911 appointed an honorary chaplain to King George V. Swete"s works on Biblical texts are of high importance. In 1887 he published the first volume of his edition of the Greek text of the Old Testament, completing the series in 1894 (3rd ed 1901-1907), while in 1898 appeared the Greek text of the Gospel of Saint Mark, with notes and introduction (2nd ed 1902) and in 1906 that of the Apocalypse of Saint John (2nd ed 1907). He was the editor of Cambridge Theological Essays (1905) and Cambridge Biblical Essays (1909), and was a contributor to Smith and Wace"s Dictionary of Christian (1882-1887) and Hastings"s Dictionary of the Bible (1899-1900).

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He was educated at King"s College London, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and in 1858 was ordained.

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He became Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge in 1890. He is known for his 1906 commentary on the Book of Revelation, and other works of exegesis. After some years of work in various country curacies and livings he became in 1869 theological lecturer and tutor at Caius College.

In 1881 he became examining chaplain to the Bishop of Saint Albans, and the following year was appointed professor of pastoral theology at King"s College London.

In 1890 he succeeded Brooke Foss Westcott as regius professor at Cambridge, and retained this position until 1915, when he retired with the title of emeritus professor In June 1901, he received an honorary doctorate of Divinity from the University of Glasgow.

He was in 1911 appointed an honorary chaplain to King George V.

Swete"s works on Biblical texts are of high importance. In 1887 he published the first volume of his edition of the Greek text of the Old Testament, completing the series in 1894 (3rd ed 1901-1907), while in 1898 appeared the Greek text of the Gospel of Saint Mark, with notes and introduction (2nd ed 1902) and in 1906 that of the Apocalypse of Saint John (2nd ed 1907).

He was the editor of Cambridge Theological Essays (1905) and Cambridge Biblical Essays (1909), and was a contributor to Smith and Wace"s Dictionary of Christian (1882-1887) and Hastings"s Dictionary of the Bible (1899-1900).

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