Bible History Timeline

  • 315

    Athanasius

    He was the Pope of Alexandria. He was also the confessor and doctor of the church.
  • 382

    The Vulgate Manuscripts

    the late 4th century Latin translation of the bible
  • Dec 30, 1384

    John Wycliffe

    He was an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century. He was also a bible translator.
  • Dec 24, 1455

    Johannes Gutenburg

    His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution and is widely regarded as the most important invention of the second millennium, the seminal event which ushered in the modern period of human history
  • Oct 27, 1516

    Erasmus

    He was a Catholic priest who was critical of the abuses within the Catholic Church.
  • Nov 10, 1522

    Martin Luther

    He tried to convince everyone that you could not buy the freedom from God’s punishment for sin with money.
  • Aug 23, 1526

    William Tyndall

    First english translation
  • Dec 24, 1536

    Miles Cloverdale

    He was a bible translator.
  • Dec 24, 1539

    The Great Bible

    It was the first authorized version of the bible in England
  • Dec 24, 1560

    The Geneva Bible

    It’s one of the most historically significant translation of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Translation by 51 years
  • Dec 24, 1568

    The Bishop's Bible

    It’s English translation of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568
  • The Douay Old Testament

    The translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English made by members of the English College, Douai, in the service of the Catholic Church
  • The King James Bible

    It’s an English translation of the Christian bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed 1611. It’s also called the Authorised Version
  • Robert Aitken's Bible

    He was the first to publish an English language Bible
  • Family Bible

    First Illustrated Bible Printed in America
  • Jefferson Bible

    A book constructed by Thomas Jefferson in the later years of his life by cutting and pasting with a razor and glue numerous sections from the New Testament as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus.
  • Noah Webster's Bible

    A revised version of the KJV to replace archaic words and making simple grammatical changes.
  • The Illuminated Bible

    a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders and miniature illustrations.
  • Robert Young's Literal Translation

    A translation of the Bible into English that was published in 1862.
  • The English Revision Bible

    It’s a late 19th century version of the KJV
  • The American Standard Version

    A Bible translation into English that published in 1900
  • The Revised Standard Version

    An English-language translation of the Bible published in several parts during the mid-20th century.
  • The New International Version

    It’s an English translation of the Christian Bible.