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Some history of the English Language Bible The following is not intended to be a
complete and all inclusive history of the development of the English Language
Bible, but is intended to give a brief overview of it.
I have tried to hit the highlights and have intentionally omitted listing
of modern versions that have not received wide spread use (in favor of the 4
most popular). If I happened to
omit your favorite version, I apologize and meant no offence.
If you discover what you believe to be an error or an important omission,
feel free to contact me and let me know
(please include the source of your information so that it can be verified). 15?? -
The first, Published, English translation of the Bible to be translated directly
from the original Hebrew and Greek was the work of William Tyndale in the early
1500s. His work received a great
deal of opposition and he was accused of intentionally perverting the meaning of
Scripture. As a result of this opposition his New Testaments were
ordered burned and he was eventually betrayed, turned over to his enemies,
executed, AND burned at the stake in 1536.
Despite all of these facts, his work became the foundation for most of
the subsequent English translations. 1535 –
Coverdale English translation published.* 1537 –
Thomas Matthew (probably a pseudonym for John Rogers) English Translation
Published.* 1539 –
The Great Bible published.* 1560 –
The Geneva Bible published. The
Geneva Bible was well received and became very popular.* 1568 –
The Bishop’s Bible published.* 1582 –
A translation of the New Testament, which was made from the Latin Vulgate by
Roman Catholic scholars, was published at Rheims. 1611 – King James Version first published. In the summer of 1603 a group of clergy with puritan leanings presented King James with a petition of grievances while he was on his way to London to receive the English Crown. King James called a conference (which became known as the Hampton Court Conference and was held on Jan. 14-16,1604) “for hearing and for determining of things pretended to be amiss in the church.” At this conference Dr. John Rainolds made the motion that a new translation of the scriptures be undertakes. The majority present were opposed to the idea, but it appealed to King James. 54 of Great Britain’s greatest biblical scholars were assembled to undertake the task and the result was the first “authorized” King James Version of the Holy Bible. Although they used the word “authorized” no act of parliament or other official act by King James was ever maid to justify the claim.
The translators took into account all previous
translations and comparison shows that they owe something to all of them.
They own the most, however, to Tyndale (especially in the New Testament).
The new translation was immediately popular and competed with the Geneva
Bible until the King James Version finally took over as the dominant version of
the Holy Scriptures. The King James
Version was revised a number of times, as recently as 1769 (the version in
common use today). 1881-1885
– English Revised Version (Revision of the KJV) was published. 1901 –
American Standard Version (American version of the ERV) was published. 1946-1952
– Revised Standard Version (revision of the ASV) was published. 1973-1978
– New International Version was published (revised in 1983).* 1979-1982 – New King James Version (successor to the ERV, ASV, & RSV) was published. * = translated from the original Hebrew and Greek.
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