John William Burgon

<p>John William Burgon (1813-1888) was an Anglican minister who became the Dean of Chichester Cathedral (Sussex England) in 1876.</p><p></p><p>He wrote several books during his lifetime including books of poetry and theology. His most notable contribution to Christian scholarship was his defense of the Byzantine text-type and the continued ecclesiastical use of the Authorized (King James) Version of the Holy Bible.</p><p></p><p>This essay originally titled God's Providential Preservation of Scripture: What Does This Mean? was written by Burgon's ideological successor Edward Freer Hills (1912-1981) and provides a brief biography and summary of his views on the text of Scripture.</p>