Henry Barclay SweteFBA (14 March 1835 inBristol – 10 May 1917 inHitchin) was an English biblical scholar. He becameRegius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge in 1890.[1] He is known for his 1906 commentary on theBook of Revelation, and other works of exegesis.[2]
Swete was educated atKing's College London, andGonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and in 1858 was ordained.[3] From 1858 to 1865 he was assistant curate to his father John Swete atSt Andrew's Blagdon in Somerset.[4] Then after some years of work in various country curacies and livings he became in 1869 theological lecturer and tutor at Caius College.[1]
In 1881 he became examining chaplain to theBishop of St. Albans, and the following year was appointed professor of pastoral theology atKing's College London. In 1890 he succeededBrooke Foss Westcott as regius professor at Cambridge, and retained this position until 1915, when he retired with the title ofemeritus professor.[1] In June 1901, he received an honorarydoctorate of Divinity from theUniversity of Glasgow.[5] The following year he was appointed to the office of Lady Margaret's preacher.[6] He was in 1911 appointed an honorary chaplain toKing 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 theOld Testament, completing the series in 1894 (3rd ed. 1901–7), while in 1898 appeared the Greek text of theGospel of St. Mark, with notes and introduction (2nd ed. 1902) and in 1906 that of the Apocalypse of St. John (2nd ed. 1907).[1]
He was the editor ofCambridge Theological Essays (1905) andCambridge Biblical Essays (1909), and was a contributor to Smith and Wace'sDictionary of Christian Biography (1882–87) and Hastings'sDictionary of the Bible (1899–1900). He also produced many historical and critical works, includingThe Apostles' Creed in Relation to Primitive Christianity (1894; 3rd ed. 1899);Church Services and Service Books before the Reformation (1896);Patristic Study (1902);The Appearances of Our Lord after the Passion (1907; 2nd ed. 1908), andThe Last Discourse and Prayer of Our Lord (1913).[1]
He is buried inHitchin Cemetery inHertfordshire.
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