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History of the English Bible 1226-1978

These activities include names, concepts and events concerning the English translation of the Scripture. Based on Galyn Wiemers' textbook "Framework for Christian Faith"

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Archbishop Stephen LangtonDivides Bible into chapters at University of Paris
John WycliffeFights church corruption by translating the New Testament into English from the Latin Vulgate. Declares all people are under God's dominion.
Rabbi Isaac NathanDivided Old Testament into verses
Johannes GutenbergInvents printing press in Mainz, Germany
William TyndaleUses Erasmus Greek text to translate first NT into English from the Greek. Strangled and burnt by King Henry VIII
Erasmusorganizes and publishes Textus Receptus
Martin LutherUses Erasmus' text to translate New Testament into German
Miles CoverdaleFinishes Tyndale's OT translation into English
The Great BibleTyndale and Coverdale's English translation printed in England
The Geneva BibleA translation by Whitingham using Beza's Latin to make a Bible with John Calvin's notes
Bishops' BibleProduced by English church leaders when they saw the Geneva Bible was better translation that the Great Bible
King James BibleA translation from Erasmus' Textus Receptus that replaced the popular Bishops' Bible
Father Ephream's Ephraemi Rescriptusa Greek New Testament Manuscript from the 400's AD that had been written over with sermons
Codex SinaiticusTischendorf
Codex VaticanusTregelles
Convocation of Canterbury and English Revised Version65 Britism scholars make changes to the King James Bible by correcting mistranslation of Hebrew words and add poetic form.
Oxyrhynchos PapyriGreek documents from the first century
Adolf Deissmanwrites "Light From the Ancient East" after 20 years of study of Oxyrhynchos Papyri
Chester Beatty PapyriManuscripts from 90-200's AD
Dead Sea ScrollsManuscripts written as early as 300 BC


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Generation Word Bible School
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