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Andrew Robert Fausset (1821–1910) was an Irish
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clergyman, now known as a biblical commentator. He was an
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preacher and author.


Life

Born on 13 October 1821 at Silverhill,
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, he was the son of the Rev. William Fausset by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Fausset, provost of Sligo; the family was of French origin. Educated first at Dungannon Royal School, he obtained a scholarship at
Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...
in 1838. Gaining prizes and awards there, he graduated B.A. in 1843 (senior moderator in classics), and won the vice-chancellor's Latin verse prize both that year and in 1844. He obtained the divinity testimonium (second class) in 1845, and graduated M.A. in 1846, proceeding B.D. and D.D. in 1886. On graduating, Fausset became an academic coach at Trinity. He was ordained deacon in 1847 and priest in 1848 by
Edward Maltby Edward Maltby (6 April 1770 – 3 July 1859) was an English clergyman of the Church of England. He became Bishop of Durham, controversial for his liberal politics, for his ecumenism, and for the great personal wealth that he amassed. Early ...
, the
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, and served from 1847 to 1859 as curate of
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, a Durham colliery village. From 1859 until his death he was rector of the parish of
St Cuthbert's Church, York St Cuthbert's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England on Peasholme Green in York now known as St Cuthbert's House of Prayer. History The church dates from the 15th century. Around 1430 it was restored and largely reb ...
. In 1885 Fausset was made a prebendary of
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. He died at York on 8 February 1910.


Works

Fausset wrote much on
biblical prophecy Bible prophecy or biblical prophecy comprises the passages of the Bible that are claimed to reflect communications from God to humans through prophets. Jews and Christians usually consider the biblical prophets to have received revelations from G ...
. He was a co-author of the
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary refers to a biblical commentary entitled a ''Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible'', prepared by Robert Jamieson, Andrew Robert Fausset and David Brown and published in 1871; and ...
, with Robert Jamieson (minister) and David Brown. This work appeared in six volumes, from 1864 to 1870, and then had numerous full or abridged editions. Fausset's share in this ''Critical, Experimental and Practical Commentary'' was volumes iii., iv., (Job to Malachi) and vi (I Corinthians to Revelation). His other religious publications were: * ''Scripture and the Prayer-Book in Harmony'', 1854; revised ed. 1894, an answer to objections against the liturgy. * Volumes ii. and iv. (Job, Ecclesiastes, Malachi; Corinthians I and Revelation) in the ''Critical and Explanatory Pocket Bible'', 1863–4. * ''Studies in the CL. Psalms'', 1877; 2nd edit. 1885, an application of the argument from "undesigned coincidences". * ''The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia'', originally issued in parts, in volume form, 1878. It appeared in 1891 as 950,000 words. * ''Signs of the Times'', 1881. * ''Commentary on Judges'', 1885. * ''Guide to the Study of the Book of Common Prayer'', 1894, 3rd edit. 1903. Fausset also translated into English
Johann Albrecht Bengel Johann Albrecht Bengel (24 June 1687 – 2 November 1752), also known as ''Bengelius'', was a Lutheran pietist clergyman and Greek-language scholar known for his edition of the Greek New Testament and his commentaries on it. Life and career Be ...
's ''Gnomon of the New Testament'' (1857), with notes and a life of Bengel. As a classical scholar, he produced editions of: * The comedies of
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(omitting the ''
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'') (1844); * Homer's ''
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'', i.–viii. (1846), influenced by criticisms of
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,
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and
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; and of *
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, i.-iii., with prolegomena and notes (1849). He translated also the ''
Hecuba Hecuba (; also Hecabe; grc, Ἑκάβη, Hekábē, ) was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War. Description Hecuba was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "da ...
'' (1850) and the ''
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'' (1851) of
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.


Family

Fausset was three times married: # in 1859, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Knowlson, of York, by whom he had three sons and one daughter; # in 1874, to Agnes Antonia, daughter of Major William Porter, of Hembury Fort,
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, by whom he had one son; and # in 1889, to Frances, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. William Alder Strange, headmaster of Abingdon School and vicar of Bishop Middleham.


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