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    The document outlines some key events in the history of translating the Bible into English from the 7th century to the early 20th century. It notes that the first Anglo-Saxon translation was initiated in the 7th century. Major milestones include William Tyndale's 1525 New Testament, the first printed in English, and the 1611 King James Bible. Over time, various revisions and translations into other languages took place, with the goal of making Scripture accessible to wider audiences.

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    The document outlines some key events in the history of translating the Bible into English from the 7th century to the early 20th century. It notes that the first Anglo-Saxon translation was initiated in the 7th century. Major milestones include William Tyndale's 1525 New Testament, the first printed in English, and the 1611 King James Bible. Over time, various revisions and translations into other languages took place, with the goal of making Scripture accessible to wider audiences.

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    The document outlines some key events in the history of translating the Bible into English from the 7th century to the early 20th century. It notes that the first Anglo-Saxon translation was initiated in the 7th century. Major milestones include William Tyndale's 1525 New Testament, the first printed in English, and the 1611 King James Bible. Over time, various revisions and translations into other languages took place, with the goal of making Scripture accessible to wider audiences.

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    The history of Bible translation 1525 William Tyndale’s New Testament is the first New Testament

    Overview The first Anglo-Saxon translation of the Bible was to be printed in the English language.
    initiated in the 7th century. The first translation of the English Bible 1535 Myles Coverdale’s Bible is the first complete Bible to be
    was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in printed in the English language.
    1388. The first American edition of the Bible was published in about 1537 The Matthew’s Bible was the second complete Bible to be
    1752. Today, the Bible has been translated in part or in whole into printed in English.
    1,200 different languages or dialects. Some of the landmarks of the 1539 The “Great Bible” was the first English Language Bible to be
    history of Bible translation now follow. authorized for public use.
    B.C. 430–420 b.c. With the writing of the book of Malachi came the 1560 The Geneva Bible was the first English Language Bible to print
    completion of the original writing of the Hebrew manuscripts of the chapter and verse numbers.
    Hebrew Bible. 1568 The Bishop’s Bible was printed. The KJV was a revision of this
    200 b.c. Completion of the Septuagint translation of the Old Bible.
    Testament Hebrew into Greek. 1609 The Douai Old Testament is added to the Rheims New
    A.D. 1st century a.d. Completion of all the original Greek Testament of 1582 which make the first complete Roman Catholic
    manuscripts which make up the twenty-seven books of the New translation of the Bible into English.
    Testament. 1611 The King James Bible is published.
    390 Jerome’s translation of the Bible into Latin, known as the 1782 The Robert Aitken’s Bible is printed and becomes the first
    Vulgate. 995 Anglo-Saxon translations of the New Testament made. English Language Bible (a King James Version without the
    1384 Wycliffe is the first person to produce a manuscript copy, Apocrypha) to be printed in America.
    hand-written of course, of the complete Bible in English. 1791 Isaac Collins produces the first Family Bible printed in
    1455 Gutenberg’s printing press enables books to be mass- America, using the KJV. Isaiah Thomas produces the first illustrated
    produced instead of individually hand-written. The first printed Bible Printed in America, using the KJV.
    book was Gutenberg’s Bible in Latin. 1808 Jane Aitken’s Bible becomes the first Bible to be printed by a
    1516 Erasmus produces a Greek/Latin parallel New Testament. woman.
    1522 Martin Luther’s German New Testament. 1833 Noah Webster’s Bible is published by the author of a famous
    1524 First printed Hebrew Old Testament In 1524, Jacob ben dictionary. Webster printed his own revision of the KJV.
    Hayyim used copies of the ben Asher manuscripts and had them 1841 The English Hexapla New Testament printed the Greek and 6
    printed and published. As this was the first text of the Hebrew Old English translations in parallel columns.
    Testament to be printed it soon became the standard for printed 1846 The Illuminated Bible was a lavishly illustrated Bible printed in
    Bibles The earliest complete copy of the Masoretic text of the Old America, using the KJV.
    Testament is housed in the St. Petersburg Public Library and dates 1885 The “Revised Version” Bible was the first major English
    back to about a.d. 1008. revision of the KJV.
    1901 The “American Standard Version” was the first major
    American revision of the KJV.

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