21. Translations of the Bible

Question 1

What can you say about King James Version of Bible? What did it lead to? Does anyone use Latin in that period? By whom was the King James Bible written? What works were used a base? Was it popular?

Answer 1

Leads to the final victory of English over Latin. Affirmation of Anglicanism. Even so, writers like Milton still used Latin.
King James Bible was written by 44 scholars based on Bishop’s and Geneva Bibles. It replaces Geneva Bible in popularity.

Question 2

Which source was used for translations of the Bible?

Answer 2

Vulgate, from the 4th century.

Question 3

Speak about Tyndale. What sources did Tyndale use for his translations? What influenced the Bible translations of that period? How does Tyndale influence the future translations? Bring an example.

Answer 3

The Renaissance influence was prominent as in Tyndale using the Greek texts established by Erasmus for the New Testament and the Hebrew text for the Old Testament. His work is the basis for future Bible versions in English, like Geneva Bible by Coverdale.

Question 4

Who’s the author of Geneva Bible?

Answer 4

Coverdale.

Question 5

What had Coverdale written?

Answer 5

Geneva Bible.

Question 6

What’s Geneva Bible rival?

Answer 6

Bishop’s Bible.

Question 7

What was used for the base of King James Bible?

Answer 7

Geneva and Bishop’s Bible.