Sir frederic kenyon biography
- Sir Frederic George Kenyon (15 January 1863 – 23 August 1952) was an.
- Sir Frederic George Kenyon was an English palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar.
- Frederic George Kenyon was born on 15 January 1863, the seventh son of John Robert Kenyon, D.C.L., Q.C., of Pradoe, co.
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Death of Bible-backing Archaeologist Kenyon
"Both the authenticity and the general integrity of the books of the New Testament may be regarded as finally established."
Frederick George Kenyon was in an authoritative position to write those words. After graduating from Oxford University (where he also tutored), he went to work for the British Museum in 1889. Nine years later he had become assistant keeper of manuscripts. By 1909 he was its director and head librarian. A renowned scholar of ancient languages, he also took a deep interest in the Bible.
His position offered him many opportunities to study ancient papyri in the Greek language. Papyri are documents written on Egyptian reed "paper." He showed that there are parallels between things written in the Greek documents and the text of the Bible.
Scholars as great as Frederick often write in such a way that few people can follow what they say. But Frederick had a gift for making his words understandable to ordinary people. He wrote books such as Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts. He was convinced that science does no
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Primary Works
| 1891 | |
| Frederic George Kenyon [1863-1952], ed., Ἀριστοτέλους Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία. Aristotle on the Constitution of Athens. London: Trustees of the British Museum,1891. | |
| Frederic George Kenyon [1863-1952], ed., Classical Texts from Papyri in the British Museum: Including the Newly Discovered Poems of Herodas, with Autotype Facsimiles of MSS. London: British Museum, 1891. | |
| 1895 | |
| Frederic George Kenyon [1863-1952], Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts, 4th revised & enlarged edn. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1895, 1939. Hbk. pp.266. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain] | |
| 1897 | |
Frederic George Kenyon [1863-1952], ed., The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning; edited with biographical additions by Frederic G. Kenyon. 2 v
Frederic G. KenyonFrom Textus ReceptusJump to: navigation, search Sir Frederic George Kenyon (15 January 1863 – 23 August 1952) was a British paleographer, biblical and classical scholar. He was the director of the British Museum. He was also the president of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921, and from 1918 to 1952 he was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. Kenyon was born in London, the son of John Robert Kenyon, Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford. Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, he joined the British Museum in 1889 and rose to be its Director and Head Librarian by 1909. He was knighted for his services in 1912. In 1891, Kenyon edited the editio princeps of the Aristotelian Constitution of Athens. In 1920, he was appointed president of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. He spent most of his retirement researching and publishing ancient papyri. He died on 23 August1952. Kenyon was a noted scholar of ancient languages, and made a life-long study of the Bible, especially the New Testament as an historical text. His book Our Bible an Copyright ©bitelogy.pages.dev 2025 |