Bible

Contributions to the English Bible

  • Septuagint
    356

    Septuagint

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

    Jerome

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

    John Wycliffe

    He made the first hand written English Bible manuscripts.
  • Johann Gutenburg
    Sep 7, 1450

    Johann Gutenburg

    He invented the printing press.
  • King Henry VIII
    Sep 7, 1509

    King Henry VIII

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

    William Tyndale

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

    Miles Coverdale

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

    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.