The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-25
versions of the English Bible.
By William Durant.
ANGLO SAXON.

Caedmon, monk of Whitby, made met.
rical paraphrases of historical portions
about $50.
Venerable Bede (e72-735) completed
translation (some say commentary
only, of st: Johns gospel on the day Of
his death, May &c, 1856.
Alfred the Great (949- 9O1) preixed 8
version of the Ten Commandments to his
code of laws; and began, but did not live
to finish, version of the Psalms.
AFTER NORMAN CONQUEST, 1O66.
The ormulum, by Orme, or Ormin. a
paraphrase of the Gospels and Acts, in
the latter half of II century.
John Wiclif Q324- 1884 laid the foun-
dation of liberty of conscience, by APP
pealing to the Bible as the sole standard
of truth, and began the reformation in
England, 1860. Translated Apocalypse,
1856; completed N. r., 1880; and o. T.,
1884. First English version of whole
Bible, but made from the Latin. Price
of copy equivalent to about 200 dol
lars in our money yet very many sold,
at least ITO being still in existence.
Important connecting events; inven-
ton OF Printing with cast metal types,
l452; revival of learning on dispersion
OF Greek refugees throughout Europe,
after capture of Constaptinople by the
Turks in 1853; and beginning of Luther S
reformation IN Germany, l51O.
VIM. Tyndale (14S4-1536) the father
of the Bible in present use, strangled
and burnt at the stake, by order of Hen
ry VIII, near Brussels, October 6, 1886.
Published at various places in Europe.
TRANSACTIONS of Matthew and Mark, 1924 :;
of complete N. T., 1926 or 6; of Pen
tateuch, 1881 and before death had trans.
lated Old Testament as far as 2 Chroni-
cles, with Book of Jonah. First printed
portions of Bible in English and first
versions made from the original Hebrew
and Greek. By order of Henry and
Cardinal Wolsey copies, and some who
possessed them, were burnt when found
in England
Miles Coverdale, in 1886, published
hrst version OF whole Bible, using Tyn-
dale's work as far as printed, and, for the
remainder, translating from Luther's
and other recent versions; dedicated to
Henry VIII, and freely admitted into
England.
Thomas Matthews, pseudonym of John
Rogers, friend and assistant of Tyndale,
martyred in 1866, under Mary. Pub
llshed revision of Tyndale's and Cover
dale's work in 1887, the first complete
publication of Tyndale's translation hay
ing on title-page, set forth by the
Kings most gracious license" A copy
ordered to be placed in every parish
church.
Great Bible, sometimes called Gran
mers Bible; edited by Coverdale at the
direction of the government, on the basis
OF the Matthews version. Source of
Psalter in present Book of Common
Prayer. First version to print in differ
ent type, words needed for English sense,
but not found in the originals.
Genevan Bible, undertaken by EMO
llsh exiles at Geneva. VIM. Whittingham
(brother-in-law of John Calvin, being
chief editor; with Tyndale's work as it's
basis. N. t. published June 10, 1857.
and whole Bible in 1860 The best YER
sion with the exception of King James
and for more than half century con-
tinued to dispute with the latter the
right to popular favor. First version to
meet the Want of family Bible; to be
printed In Roman type instead of the
usual black letter, and have the chapters
divided into verses. Sometimes called
the Brooches Bible because of the word
breaches" instead of "aprons" in Gen.
III Z. Puritan and republican tone of
marginal comments made it offensive in
certain quarters.
Bishops Bible, also known as Parker's
Bible, published in 1868, and so called
because Archbishop Parker engaged if
teen learned men, eight of whom were
Bishops, to prepare the work. A revis-
ION OF the Great Bible. Disappointed
expectations as to scholarship, and never
came into general favor. By appoint
ment of King James made basis of YER
sion now in use.
Catholic Bible; N. T. published at
Rheims in 1882; o. T., Douay in 1909.
Translated from the Latin, in some in
stances so blindly as to be unintellieible .
but has many felicitous words and ex
pressions.
King James Bible, first published in
1911; our present version. Undertaken
in 1904, on the informal order of James
l., by AZ eminent scholars, divided into
SIX classes, two sitting at Westminster
two at Oxford, and two at CAMBRIDGE:
with oversight by "three or four most
ancient and grave divines not EMPLOYED
in translating," and finally revised bv
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