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In the modern core Anglosphere nations, English is typically the vernacular, the official language, and a lingua franca, though (especially for Protestants) there is no sacred language. Sacred languages may start as vernaculars, then go through various levels of solidification.
Aramaic Targums. Greek Septuagint. Late Antiquity. 2nd century. 3rd century. 4th century. 4th to 6th century. Middle Ages. Early Middle Ages. High Middle Ages. Late Middle Ages. Reformation and Early Modern period. Nova Vulgata. Modern translation efforts. Differences in Bible translations. Dynamic or formal translation policy.
Feb 20, 2024 · Bart D. Ehrman. There have been so many translations of the Bible that it’s difficult to keep track of them all. In fact, since the 16th century, there have been around 900 translations into English alone! How were these translations made and by whom? How do we know which versions are most accurate?
Jan 6, 2019 · Introduction to bible translations. In general, the Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The Hebrew and Aramaic parts were translated into Greek, then later translated into Latin. These four forms, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin, became the basis for modern-day English translations
Modern English Bible translations consists of English Bible translations developed and published throughout the late modern period (c. 1800–1945) to the present (c. 1945–). A multitude of recent attempts have been made to translate the Bible into English.
Modern English translations were produced in the 20th century by Roman Catholic and Protestant scholars. Translations into other European languages were first made in the 16th and 17th centuries, and in the 19th century Holy Scripture was translated into various African and Asian languages.
The period between the creation of the Vulgate in the fifth century and the waning Middle Ages in the fourteenth century witnessed two developments: the emergence of beautifully illustrated Bible manuscripts and the rendering of partial translations into medieval English.
