Bible

Contributions to the English Bible

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    Septuagint

    Septuagint
    The first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian era.
  • 405

    Jerome

    Jerome
    He translated the Bible into the Latin Vulgate.
  • Sep 7, 1380

    John Wycliffe

    John Wycliffe
    He made the first hand written English Bible manuscripts.
  • Sep 7, 1450

    Johann Gutenburg

    Johann Gutenburg
    He invented the printing press.
  • Sep 7, 1509

    King Henry VIII

    King Henry VIII
    He made the first legal English Bible because he wanted to be with Catherine of Aragon.
  • Oct 6, 1525

    William Tyndale

    William Tyndale
    He was the first to print the New Testament into English.
  • Oct 4, 1535

    Miles Coverdale

    Miles Coverdale
    He completed the first complete Bible in English.
  • Apr 7, 1539

    Great Bible

    Great Bible
    Copies of this were put into parish churches.

  • King James Version

    King James Version
    This became the standard for English speaking Protestants.

  • Geneva Bible

    Geneva Bible
    The first Bible to be taken to America on the Mayflower.

  • Latin Vulgate

    Latin Vulgate
    This was Translated from Hebrew to Aramaic.