He was nominated in 1604 as one of the translators for the Authorised King James Version, in the Second Oxford Company, but his status is unclear.
It has been suggested that the Second Oxford Company, in which Richard Edes had died, had two substitutes, namely Leonard Hutten and John Aglionby.
On the other hand, Ravens may have taken part in early meetings as a Greek scholar.
[1][2] From London, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1571, and matriculated at St John's College, Oxford in 1575, aged 18, becoming a fellow in the same year.
He is mentioned as Rodolphus Ravens in the Speculum of John Case.