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The Native Baptist Church, the first Jamaican Afro-Christian movement was founded in 1783 by ex-slave, George Lisle. The American Methodist Society broke off from the Church of England in 1784 and called itself the Methodist Episcopal Church with Francis Asbury as its bishop. Methodists in Thirteen Colonies multiplied from 500 in 1771 to 15,000 in 1784, and then to 1,324,000 by 1850. The Second Great Awakening among Congregationalists and other New England churches began in 1792 and lasted for 30 years. Unitarians organized their own church in 1796. Widespread evangelistic camp meetings began in 1800 in America. The Kentucky Revival Awakenings had crowds of up to 25,000 and its meetings sweep through Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas.

When Martin Luther created the new religion of Protestantism he introduced a religion the focus turned to that of individualism. Each person could find salvation, read the , interpret the Bible and live a Christian life as they saw it. The great revivals of the 18th and 19th centuries were very successful and many new Protestant churches were formed. Protestant influence probably played a role in creating the image of rugged American individualism of its pioneers.

The newly created Protestant beliefs found a fertile seedbed in the American soil. The common man could study the Bible in his native language; the Holy Spirit would also reveal the true meanings directly to him. In addition, many local churches were self-governing and could choose their own pastors, teachers, elders, and deacons; most of whom had little or no formal education. When these were watered with the freedom of religion and speech new denominations and translation were created at a rate that could have never been imagined in Luther’s wildest dreams.

What follows is the chronological order in which new denominations and translations came into being. Denominations are in bold type and translations are in regular type. Keep in mind that each new translation was someone’s “Word of God.”

1703 Daniel Whitby's Paraphrase Bible 1768 Harwood's Liberal Translation of the NT 1706 Presbyterian Church 1770 Old Light Baptists 1708 Brethren 1770 New Light Baptists 1718 The Nary 1772 Shakers (Ann Lee) 1724 The Common Translation (KJV) Corrected 1775 National Baptist Convention 1724 Melkite Church 1780 Free Will Baptist Church (North) 1727 Moravian Church 1784 Methodist Episcopal Church 1727 Free Will Baptist Church 1787 Church of the New Jerusalem 1729 Daniel Mace's Corrected King James Ver. 1787 Protestant Episcopal 1730 Pemberton and Rivington New Testament 1788 Douay Second Edition 1739 Methodist Church 1793 German Reformed Church (USA) 1741 New Side Presbyterian Church 1793 Universalists (England) 1741 Old Side Presbyterian Church 1796 Douay Third Edition 1744 Spiritualism 1796 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Ch. 1745 Primitive New Testament 1801 First Free Christian Church (Vermont) 1752 Reformed Presbytery 1807 Disciples of Christ 1755 Wesley's New Testament of the KJV 1807 Evangelical Church 1764 Purver's New Testament 1812 Fry Bible

2 BIBLICAL HERITAGE CENTER ● PO BOX 79 ● CLEBURNE, TX 76033 http://www.biblicalheritage.org 1816 African Methodist Episcopal Church 1872 German Evangelical Synod 1817 Harper's Illustrated Bible 1873 Union of Am. Hebrew Congregations 1820 Thomas Jefferson Bible 1875 Theosophy 1820 Christian Church 1878 J.B. Rotherham's New Testament 1825 Unitarian Universalists 1878 Salvation Army 1828 Brethren (John Darby) 1879 Christian Science (Mary Baker Eddy) 1828 1879 Serbian Orthodox Church 1828 Greaves New Testament 1881 English 1830 Ch. of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1884 Church of God (Seventh Day) 1830 Methodist Protestant Church 1885 English Revised Standard Ver. (revised) 1832 Primitive Baptists 1885 Orthodox Church of Romania 1832 Stone-Campbell Movement 1886 Conservative Judaism 1833 Orthodox Church of Greece 1886 United Holy Church of America 1837 Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1887 Pilgrim Holiness Church 1838 New Thought Movement 1890 Darby's Old Testament 1840 Sharpe's New Testament 1890 Anthroposophical Society 1840 Millerites 7th Day Adventists 1896 J.B. Rotherham's New Testament - 12th ed. 1843 Wesleyan Methodist Church 1897 Weekes' Bible 1844 Thomasites (John Thomas) 1897 The Way 1845 7th day Adventists (E.G. White) 1900 Hayman's Epistles 1845 Northern Baptists 1900 Lutheran Brethern of America 1845 Southern Baptists 1901 American Standard Version 1848 Spirtualism 1901 Modern American Bible 1850 Lesser Bible 1901 Moffatt's Historical New Testament 1854 Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception 1901 Way's Epistles 1857 Christian Reformed Church (USA) 1901 Young People's Bible 1860 Reorganized Ch. of Jesus Christ LDS 1901 Pentecostal Union 1860 Free Methodist Church 1902 Rotherham's 1861 Presbyterian Ch. Confederate States 1902 Twentieth Century New Testament 1862 Young's Literal Translation 1902 Holman LinearParallel Teacher's Bible 1863 Baha'i Faith 1902 Church of God (Cleveland) 1863 Seventh-Day Adventists Church 1902 Anthroposophical Society 1864 Christadelphians 1903 Fenton's Bible 1864 The 1903 Weymouth's New Testament 1865 Sharpe's Old Testament 1904 Worrell's New Testament 1867 The Psalms Chronologically Arranged 1904 Numerical Bible 1867 Reformed Church 1905 Lloyd's New Testament 1869 Alford's New Testament 1905 American Baptists 1869 's Witnesses 1906 Churches of Christ 1870 Bulgarian Orthodox Church 1907 Moulton's Modern Reader's Bible 1871 Old Roman Catholics 1907 The Student's Bible 1871 Darby's New Testament 1908 Rutherford's Epistles

BIBLICAL HERITAGE CENTER ● PO BOX 79 ● CLEBURNE, TX 76033 3 http://www.biblicalheritage.org 1908 Church of the Nazarene 1930 Christian Identity Movement 1908 Snake Handlers (George Went Hensley) 1930 American Lutheran Church 1909 The Bible in Modern English 1931 Congregational Christian Churches 1909 Weaver New Testament 1932 Chaplain Ballentine Translation 1911 Pentecostal Holiness Church 1932 Gen. Assoc. of Regular Baptist Churches 1912 Improved Bible -- Union Version 1932 Open Bible Evangelistic Association 1914 Numeric View New Testament 1932 Calvary Pentecostal Church, Inc. 1914 Cunnington's New Testament 1933 Torrey's Four Gospels 1914 Assemblies of God (Arkansas) 1933 Lamsa Translation 1914 Oneness Pentecostalism 1934 Royd's Epistles and Gospels 1914 Church of God By Faith 1934 Wade Bible 1914 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 1934 Evangelical and Reformed Church 1915 Rosicrucian Order 1934 Worldwide Church of God 1917 JPS Translation of Masoretic Text 1935 Westminster Version 1917 Orthodox Church of Georgia 1935 Self realization Fellowship 1917 Pillar of Fire Pentecostal Church 1935 Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. 1918 Anderson New Testament 1937 Greber's New Testament 1918 United Lutheran Church 1937 Martin's New Testament 1918 Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Ch. 1937 Spencer's New Testament 1919 Pentecostal Church of God 1937 William's New Testament 1919 Church of our Lord Jesus 1937 Orthodox Church of Albania 1920 The Local Church (Watchman Nee) 1937 Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1921 Shorter Bible 1937 Bible Presbyterian Church 1922 Plainer Bible 1938 Book of Books 1922 Original Church of God 1938 Clementson's New Testament 1923 Riverside New Testament 1938 Moral Re-Armament Movement 1923 Goodspeed New Testament 1940 Dake's Gospels 1923 New Indexed Bible 1941 Spencer New Testament 1923 Ch. of the Foursquare Gospel 1942 The Way International 1923 Orthodox Church of Finland 1943 Church of God (Queens Village, NY) 1923 Tomlinson Church of God 1944 Wand's N.ewTestament Letters 1924 Montgomery's Centenary Translation 1944 Silva Mind Control 1924 Orthodox Church of Poland 1945 Stringfellow's New Testament 1925 People's New Covenant Bible 1945 United Pentecostal Church 1925 Children's Bible 1945 Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ 1926 Moffatt Translation 1946 Lenski Translation 1927 Kent's Students Old Testament 1946 Revised Standard Version: New Testament 1927 The Bible: An American Translation 1946 Branhamism 1927 United Church of Religious Science 1946 Evangelical Methodist Church 1928 Christian's Bible - Strasburg edition 1946 Evangelical United Brethren Church 1929 Branch Davidians 1947 Swann's New Testament 1929 Apostolic Lutheran Church 1947 Conservative Baptist Assoc. of America

4 BIBLICAL HERITAGE CENTER ● PO BOX 79 ● CLEBURNE, TX 76033 http://www.biblicalheritage.org 1947 Elim Missionary Assemblies 1960 The Children's "KJV" 1948 Letchworth New Testament 1960 American Lutheran Church 1948 Latter Rain 1961 New World Translation 1949 Basic Bible 1961 Noli's Greek Orthodox New Testament 1950 Urantia Brotherhood 1961 One Way: The Jesus People New Test. 1950 Doctrine of the Assumption of Mary 1961 Simplified New Testament 1950 America Baptist Convention 1961 Wuest's Expanded New Testament 1951 Authentic Version 1961 Progressive Baptist Convention 1951 Campus Crusade for Christ 1962 Children's Version 1952 New Testament in Plain English 1962 New Jewish Version: Torah 1952 Rieu's Penguin Bible 1962 Universal Life Church 1952 Revised Standard Version: Old Testament 1963 Beck's New Testament 1953 Church of God of Prophecy 1963 The Holy Name Bible 1953 Emanuel Holiness Church 1963 Process Church of the Final Judgment 1954 Keist and Lilly's New Testament 1964 Anchor Bible (First series) 1954 Moore's New Testament 1965 Amplified Bible 1954 Unification Church 1965 Bruce's Expanded Paraphrase 1954 Church of Scientology 1966 The Bible in Simplified English 1955 Knox Translation 1966 1955 Schonfield's Authentic New Testament 1966 Living Scriptures 1955 Alvy E. Ford New Testament 1966 Hare Krishna 1955 The Clarified New Testament 1967 Liverpool Vernacular Gospels 1955 Peoples Temple Christian Church 1968 Cotton Patch Version 1956 Laubach's Inspired Letter's 1968 Children of God 1956 La Sainte Bible 1968 United Methodist Church 1956 Kleist-Lilly New Testament 1969 Barclay's New Testament 1956 Bible Presbyterian Church 1969 Children's New Testament 1957 Concordant Version 1969 The Modern Language Bible 1957 Lamsa's - The Holy Bible 1970 King James II 1957 Orthodox Church of China 1970 The Mercier New Testament 1957 United Church of Christ 1970 1957 Church of God of All Nations 1970 1957 Bible Way Church, World-Wide 1970 The Smallest Bible 1958 Hudson Translation 1970 Holy Orthodox Church of Japan 1958 Meissner's Gospels 1970 Orthodox Church in America 1958 Phillip's New Testament 1971 Living Bible 1958 Tomanek's New Testament 1971 New American Standard Bible 1958 Church Universal and Triumphant 1971 Jesus People USA 1958 Inst. of Divine Metaphysical Research 1971 Church of Spiritual Inner Awareness 1958 United Presbyterian Church, USA 1972 The Bible in Living English 1959 Modern Language Bible 1972 Church in Island Pond 1959 The Cross-Reference Bible 1973 The Common Bible

BIBLICAL HERITAGE CENTER ● PO BOX 79 ● CLEBURNE, TX 76033 5 http://www.biblicalheritage.org 1973 New International Version: New Testament 1989 Jewish New Testament (Stern) 1973 The Translator's New Testament 1989 1973 The Better Version of the New Testament 1989 Selectronic Electronic Bible 1973 Jesus Fellowship Church 1989 The Country Bible 1973 Christian Reconstructionism 1989 The Adventure Bible 1974 Vineyard Churches 1090 Easy to Read Version 1975 The World Made Fresh Bible 1989 Christian Coalition 1976 1989 Philadelphia Church of God 1976 Train Up a Child Bible 1990 Serenity New Testament 1977 The Gospels in Scouse 1990 Promise Keepers 1977 Christian Counselor's New Testament 1991 Twenty-First Century 1978 The Holy Name Bible 1991 The 1978 New International Version: Old Testament 1991 Ukrainian Orthodox Churches 1978 New Jewish Version: Prophets 1992 The Complete Gospels 1978 The Simple English Bible 1993 Black Bible Chronicles 1979 The New King James Bible: New Test. 1990 Serenity New Testament 1979 International Churches of Christ 1991 Twenty-First Century King James Version 1979 Nation of Yahweh 1991 The Unvarnished New Testament 1979 Messianic Jewish Alliance 1992 The Complete Gospels 1980 Secular Humanism 1993 Black Bible Chronicles 1981 The Rainbow 1994 Simon & Schuster Bible 1982 New Jewish Version: Kethubim 1994 Clear Word Bible 1982 The New KJV: Old Testament 1994 Leeser Bible 1982 The Reader's Digest Bible 1994 The Living Torah 1982 Presbyterian Church of America 1994 Toronto Blessing 1983 Presbyterian Church, USA 1995 Scientific Pantheism 1984 The Holy Land Bible 1995 God’s Word Bible 1984 The New World Translation 1996 The 1984 Order of the Solar Temple 1998 Complete Jewish Bible 1985 The Recovery Version 1999 The Common Edition of New Testament 1986 International Childrens Bible 2000 English Jubilee 2000 Bible 1986 Mother's Topical Bible 2001 Analytical Literal Translation 1986 The 2001 Easy English Bible 1987 Kwikscan Holy Bible 2001 1987 New American Bible Revised NT 2002 1988 Christian Community Bible 2004 The Apostles’ Bible 1988 Grandparent's Topical Bible 2004 Holman Christian Standard Version 1988 Alphabetical Bible 2006 A Conservative Version Bible 1988 McCord's New Testament 2007 The Inclusive Bible 1988 Evangelical Lutheran Church 2008 The Comprehensive New Testament 1989 God's New Covenant 2008 The 1989 McCord’s New Testament 2008 The Voice New Testament

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