Quiz 3 week 7 History of the English Bible Flashcards
When was the OT canon affirmed?
Council of Jamnia 90-118 AD
What did King Alfred translate?
Psalms and Decalogue into English
When were the Lindisfarne Gospels translated to English?
950
When did Aelfric translate to English?
1000
When was the Septuagint created?
250-200 BC
When were translations into Coptic, Syriac and Gothic made?
2nd Century AD
When did Lucian of Antioch write the Greek NT?
305-310 AD
When did Jerome write the VULGATE?
382
When did Wycliffe complete the entire Bible in English?
1382 AD
1382 AD
1382 AD
What did Wycliffe translate from?
Latin Vulgate
When did Gutenberg mass produce the Latin Bible?
1450s
What did Erasmus write?
Textus Receptus 1515-16
What was Erasmus’ phrase for going to the source?
Ad fontes
Whose ideas in 1517 spread and inspired?
Luther’s 95 theses
What were Wycliffe’s students called?
Lollards
When did Tyndale publish his English NT?
1525-26
1525
1 5 2 5
Which of Tyndale’s editions was most popular?
3rd of the 5, in 1534
Which king protected Tyndale?
Henry VIII
Three “firsts” in Tyndale’s NT
First English translation from Greek
First NT after dawn of age of Printing
First to use italics to denote words added
What are the Readability approaches?
Dynamic equivalence vs Formal equivalence
What is the advantage of Dynamic Equivalence?
Preserves the intent and impact
What is the advantage of Formal Equivalence?
Preserves literal word-for-word translation
Why are there so many modern Bible versions?
Reaction to leftist reputation of the RSV
What was the significance of the Wycliffe Bible?
First translation into English/ to any modern language
How many manuscripts did Erasmus use for the TR?
6 byzantine manuscripts
What was the significance of the 1535 Coverdale Bible?
First complete Bible in English.
Isolated Apocrypha at the end.
What was the Great Bible?
Coverdale in large size for King to place in every church.
What was the significance of the Geneva Bible?
First English Bible from Greek AND HEBREW.
First by Committee.
First with Verse divisions.
Calvinistic.
Enormous influence on KJV.
What translation procedure for KJV?
Supposed to only consult Gk and Heb but never did.
Was a revision of earlier English Bibles, not a new translation.
6 teams of translators, 47 total.
Where was KJV printed?
England so accessible
What sizes was KJV printed?
Full size folio and Quarto
By which church was the KJV adopted?
Church of England. It had no stigma like Geneva Bible. It was better literary quality than Bishop’s Bible.
What were the marginal notes in the KJV?
translational not theological
How many scholars KJV?
47–Bishops was 9, Geneva also small group
What was the literary level of the English in KJV?
Excellent
What groups compromised together in the composition of the KJV?
Puritans and high church Anglicans
How did the Throne support the KJV?
Financially and politically
What does the “1611 version” mean?
Not much–there were 4 revisions the first year.
2nd edition published before the 1st edition.
14 editions in the 1st 3 years.
What 2 things about Coverdale Bible?
Isolated the Apocrypha
First complete Bible in English
