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Jan 4, 2023 · Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of the Bible concerns the earliest period down to Jerome and takes as its central theme the process by which the books of both Testaments came into being and emerged as a canon of scripture, and the use of canonical writings in the early church.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception is the first-ever and only comprehensive reference work on the Bible and its reception. Since 2009 and the publication of its initial entries, the encyclopedia has continues to be a groundbreaking reference work and is a must-have for institutions in the humanities, social and cultural sciences, as well theology and religious studies.
- Philipp Reisner
3. C: English Bible Most of us know and read the Bible in English. In so doing we do not consider the fact that the Bible which we have is the product of a long process of evolution. We seem to regard the Bible as if all copies were precisely the same, with no variations in words or passages, and with no possibility of variations in meaning.
The Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1609) This translation was made by Roman Catholic scholars from the Latin Vulgate of Jerome (AD 383- 405) under the direction of Gregory Martin, an Englishman who founded a college in northeastern France. The New Testament was translated in Rheims, France in 1582 and the Old Testament in Douay, France in 1609.
Though there are many books that help readers understand the content of the Bible, few explain its origins. This volume provides an overview of how the Bible was first inspired, canonized, read as sacred literature, copied in ancient Hebrew and Greek manuscripts, and translated into the languages of the world.
September 13 – A rebellion orchestrated by King Edward IV of England 's former ally, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, forces the King to flee England to seek support from his brother-in-law, Charles the Bold of Burgundy. October 3 – Warwick releases Henry VI of England from the Tower of London, and restores him to the throne.
While the first complete translation of the Bible into English did not occur until 1382 (Wyclif’s Version), various parts of the Bible were available much earlier in Anglo-Saxon. Caedmon and others rendered biblical stories in verse and song (7th century). The Bede translated had translated all or most of John’s Gospel by AD 735.
