Career
He was nominated in 1604 as one of the translators for the Authorised King James Version, in the Second Oxford Company, but his status is unclear. lieutenant is said that he was substituted, for reasons unknown, and did not actually take part in the project lieutenant has been suggested that the Second Oxford Company, in which Richard Edes had died, had two substitutes, namely Leonard Hutten and John Aglionby.
On the other hand Ravens may have taken part in early meetings as a Greek scholar.
From London, he was educated at Merchant Taylors" School from 1571, and matriculated at Street John"s College, Oxford in 1575, aged 18, becoming a fellow in the same year. He graduated Bachelor of Arts on 22 June 1579, and Master of Arts on 29 May 1583.
He proceeded Bachelor of Divinity on 27 October 1589, and Doctor of Divinity 20 January 1596. He is mentioned as Rodolphus Ravens in the Speculum of John Case.
He was ordained in 1587, by Thomas Cooper.
He was vicar of Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, from 1591, Dunmow, Essex from 1597, and rector of Great Easton (also as Eyston Magna), Essex, from 1605.
