History of the English Bible Flashcards
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Earliest Bible in England
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Latin Vulgate
2
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John Wyclif/Wycliffe
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Published FIRST BIBLE in English (1382, hand-copied)
3
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William Tyndale
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Published first PRINTED English NT in 1526
4
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Miles Coverdale
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Published first COMPLETE printed English Bible in 1535
5
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Thomas Matthew
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Published in 1537, burned at stake by Bloody Mary
6
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Richard Taverner
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Revision of the Matthew Bible
7
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The Great Bible
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First “authorized version” by Henry VIII
8
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The Geneva Bible
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First English Bible with VERSE DIVISIONS
9
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The Bishop’s Bible
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Common Bible for all
10
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The King James Version
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Based on original Hebrew/Greek texts without notes
11
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The Douay Version
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Based on the Vulgate
12
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Formal Equivalence
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Word for Word: NASB AMP ESV RSV KJV NKJV HCSB
13
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Dynamic Equivalence
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Thought for Thought: NRSV NAB NJB NIC TNIV NCV
14
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Paraphrase
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Not a translation: NLT NIRV GNT CEV TLB MSG
