Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-11-17
EnrIlsh Rible ,rrnnslntIons.

The following list of the different versions 0
the English Scriptures is extracted from the En-
eyetopediI Of Religious Kaowiedge;
WicKLIrFEs BfBLR.--ThIs was the 6rst trans
lation made into the language II was transla.
ted by John Wioklifie, about tho year 1880, but
hever printed, though there are m a nutcript con.
les Of It IN several Of the public libraries.
TYNDALE's BiBIE.-The TRANSLATION bv vii.
liam Tyndale, assisted by Miles Coverdaie, wa,
the first printed Bible In the English langus ge
The New Testament was published IN 1925. Il
was revised and ropublished in 1880. In 1886
Tyndale and his associates finished the whole Bi
BILE, except the Apocrypha, and printed il abroad
MATTHEWS BIBLE,-While Tyndale WINS pre.
pairing second edition of his Bible, he was taken
up and burnt fer heresy Of Flanders. On his
death, Coverdale and John Rodgers revised 4,
and added a translation to the Apocrypha. II
was dedicated to Henry VIII, in 1887, and was
printed at Hamburg under the borrowed name of
Thomas Matthew, whence It was called Mathews
Bible.
CRASMER's BiBLE-This was the first Bible
printed by authority in England, and publicly set
up in the churches. 1t was 1yndale's version, re.
vised by Coverdale and examined by Cranmer,
who added a pre- ace to IT, whence 1t was called
Cranmers Bible. 1t was printed by Grafton, one
Of the largest volumes published in l64O, After
being adopted, suppressed and restored under
successive rogns, new edition was brought out
in 1862.
THE GENEVA BmJE.-some English Exiles
at Geneva in Queen Mary's reign, viz, Cove =
da' odman, Cube, Sampson, Cole, Whiting
AL x made u new translation, which was
print,i In 1860. Hence it was cpll.d the
Geneva lt was much priEed by the Pu-
ritan party. N this version the first distination
ofyerses was made. 1t went through some twen-
ty editions.
THE BIsHoP's BBLE-Archbishop Parker en-
ga ged bisDpps and other learned men TO bring
out new Translation. They did SO in 1868, in
large folio. 1t made what was afterwards called
the Great English Bible, and commonly called
tho Bishops Bible. In 1869 it wns published in
octave, in small but fine black letter. In it the
chapters were divided into verses, but without
any breaks for them.
MATTHEW PARKER's BIBbE.-The Bishops
Bible underwent some corrections, and was rrint-
cd in large folio in 1872, and called Matthew
Parker's Bible This version was used In the
Churches for forty years.
THE DouAY BIBLE.-The New Testament was
brought out by the Roman Cath lies In Iosl and
called the Romauish New Testament Il was
condemned by the Queen Of England, and copies
were seized by her authority and destroyed In
1909 and 1910 the Old Testament was added, and
the whole published at Douay-hence called the
Douay Bible.
KISG JAMES BIBLE.-The yersion now in use
was prought out by King James authority 10
1911. Fifty four learned men were employed 10
accomplish the work of revising. From death or
other cause seven Of them failed to enter upon IL
The remaining fOrty-seven were ranged under six
divisions, and had different parts Of the Bible as
signed to those divioions. They entered unnn
their task in 1907. After some three or four years
of dligent labor the whole was completed. 'Tbis
version was generally adopted and other yer ions
fell into disuse 1t has continued In use for near
ly two hundred years.