P050 A Short History of the English Bible.

P050 A Short History of the English Bible.

Dr. Launcelot Andrewes, Dean of Westminster, presided over the Westminster company. Fuller says of him: "The world wanted learning to know how learned this man was, so skilled in all (especially Oriental) languages, that some conceive he might, if then living, almost have served as an interpreter-general at the confusion of tongues."(1) He became successively Bishop of Chichester, Ely, and Winchester. Born 1555, died 1626.

Dr. Edward Lively, Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge, and thus at the head of the Cambridge company, was eminent for his knowledge of Oriental languages, especially of Hebrew. He died in 1605, having been professor of Hebrew for twenty-five years. His death was a great loss to the work which he had helped to begin.

Dr. John Overall was made professor of divinity at Cambridge in 1596, and in 1604 was Dean of St. Paul’s, London.

He was considered by some the best scholastic divine in England. In 1614 he was made Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry.

He was transferred to the see of Norwich in 1618.

Born 1559, died 1619.

Dr. Adrian de Saravia is said to have been the only foreigner employed on the work. He was born in Artois, France; his father was a Spaniard, and his mother a Belgian. In 1582 he was professor of divinity at Leyden; in 1587 came to England. He became prebend of Canterbury, and afterward Canon of Westminster.

He was noted for his knowledge of Hebrew. Born 1531, died 1612.

William Bedwell, or Beadwell, was one of the greatest Arabic scholars of his day. At his death he left unfinished MSS. of an Arabic Lexicon and also of a Persian Dictionary.

Dr. Laurence Chadderton was for thirty-eight years master of Emanuel College, Cambridge, and well versed in Rabbinical lore.

He was one of the Puritan divines among the translators. Born 1537; died 1640, at the advanced age of one hundred and three.

Dr. John Reynolds, of whom mention has been already made, was a man of great attainments in Hebrew and Greek, and of an extraordinary memory.

He died before the revision was completed, but worked at it during his sickness as long as his strength permitted. Born 1549, died 1607.

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