The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-11-16
English Bible Tranlations.

WIcKLIFFE's BIBLE.-This was the iirsi
translation made in the English language
1t was first translated by John Wickliffe,
about 1880, but never printed, though
there are manuscript copies of il in seve-
raj Of the public Libraries.
TYNDALE's BIBLE.-The Translation
by William Tyndale, assisted by Miles
Coverdale, was the first printed bible in
the English language. The New Testa-
ment was published in 1880. In 1882
Tyndale and his associates finished the
whole bible, except the Apocrypha,
and printed it abroad.
MATHEWS BIBLE.--While Tyndale
was preparing second edition of bis BIZ
bic, he was taken up and burned for her
esy, at Flanders. On his death, Cover
dale and John Rogers revised it, and add
ed translation of the Apocrypha. 1t
was dedicated to Henry VIII, in 1887,
and was printed at Hamburg under the
borrowed name of Thomas Mathew,
whence it was called Mathews Bible.
CRANMER's BIBLE.-This was the first
bible printed by authority in England,
and publicly set up in tho churches. II
was Tyndale's version, revised by Cover
dale and examined by Cranmer, who add
ed preface to it, was called Cranmer's
bible. 1t was printed by Grafton, one of
tho largest volumes published in l54o.
After being adopted, suppressed, and re-
stored, under successive reigns, a new edi-
ton was brought out in 1862.
GENEVA BIBLE.-Some English exiles
at Geneva, in Queen Mary's reign, viz;
Coverdale, Goodman, Gilbe, Sampson,
Cole, Whiting, and Knox, made a new
translation, which was printed there in
1860. Hence it was called the Geneva
bible. 1t was much valued by the Puri-
tan party. In this version the first dis
tinctions Of verses was made. 1t went
through some twenty editions.
TIE BIsuoP's BIDLE.-Archbishop
Parker engaged bishops and other learn
ed men to bring OFT new translation
They did so in 1869, in large folio. 1t
made what was afterwards called the
Bishops Bible. In 1862 it was publish
ed in octave, in small, bat fine black let
ter. In it the chapters were divided into
verses, but without breaks for them.
PARKER's BDLE.-The Bishops bible
underwent some corrections, and was
printed, in large folio, in 1872, and was
called Mathew Parker's bible. This YER
sion was used in the churches for forty
years.
DoUAY BIBLE.-The New Testament
was brought out by the Roman Catholics,
in 1864, and called the Romanish New
Testament. 1t was condemned by the
Queen of England, and copies seized by
her authority and destroyed. In 1909
10, the old Testament was added, and
published at Douay-hence called Douay
bible.
KING JAMES BIBLE.--Ths version now
in use, was brought out by King James
authority, in 1911. Fifty learned men
were employed 10 accomplish the work of
revising. From death or other causes,
three of them failed TO enter upon it.
The remaining forty-scven were ranged
under six divisions, and had different por
lions of the bible assigned TO each divis
ion. They entered upon their task in
1907. After some three or four years
Of diligent labor, the whole was com
pleted. This version was generally |
adopted, and other versions fell into dis
use. 1t has continued in use for nearly |
Two hundred years.