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The History of The English Bible Pastor Jeff Hawkey Grace Baptist Church of East Flat Rock From God to Man: How We Got Our Bible Lesson 8 – April 13, 2014 Original Languages of the Bible Permitted non-commercial use: http://www.aleppocodex.org and http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en 2 Jerome’s Latin Vulgate Translated AD 382-403 — Amiatinus Codex c. AD 750 Public Domain: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Codex_Amiatinus_(1_Cor_1,1-21).jpg 3 The Venerable Bede Translates the Gospel of John “The Last Chapter” by J. Doyle Penrose (1902) Public Domain: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_last_chapter_by_J._Doyle_Penrose_(1902).jpg 4 Wycliffe Bible (1382, 1388) Translated from the Latin Vulgate Public domain (late 14th c. copy): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wycliffe_John_Gospel.jpg 5 Replica of the Gutenberg Press Gutenberg Bible printed in 1455 (a version of the Latin Vulgate) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Featherbed_Alley_Printshop_Bermuda.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gutenberg_Bible.jpg © “Aodhdubh” and “Raul654” used under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license 6 Wycliffe Bible (1731 Printing) Image courtesy of GREATSITE.COM: http://greatsite.com/facsimile-reproductions/wycliffe-1731-detail3.html 7 Tyndale Bible (1526) Public domain: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tyndale_Bible_-_Gospel_of_John.jpg 8 Greek Minuscule 1GA (12th cent.) Used by Erasmus Public domain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minuscule_1_(GA)_f_1r.jpg 9 Erasmus Greek/Latin (1519) Source: http://www.bibles-online.net/1519/NewTestament/4-John/ 10 Coverdale Bible (1535) Image courtesy of GREATSITE.COM: http://greatsite.com/facsimile-reproductions/coverdale-1535.html 11 Thomas Matthew Bible (1537) Source: http://www.bibles-online.net/1537/NewTestament/4-John/ 12 Great Bible (1539) Source: http://www.bibles-online.net/1541/NewTestament/4-John/ 13 Geneva Bible (1560) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genevabible.png http://www.bibles-online.net/1557/NewTestament/4-John/ 14 Bishop’s Bible (1568) Source: http://www.bibles-online.net/1568/NewTestament/4-John/ 15 Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible Sources: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bc-burnslibrary/9161641006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Douai-Rheims_New_Testament_(1582).jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/11387735@N02/1425413142 16 First Edition King James Bible (1611) Source: http://www.bibles-online.net/1611/NewTestament/4-John/ 17.

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