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670
Chinese Bible
Nestorian Christianity from Syria arrives in Sian, China. -
Period: 700 to 1100
King Alfred the Great
translated parts of the Ten Commandments and Psalms into English -
735
Anglo-Saxon Translation of the Psalms
Aldhelm translates the Psalms into Anglo-Saxon -
1280
The Septuagint B.C.E.
The Septuagint translation, which was from Hebrews to Greek, is the earliest known translation. It was translated because Greek was the most common language at that time. -
1295
Arabic New Testament
Bishr Ibn Al Sirri translates parts of the new testement into Arabic. -
1522
Russian Bible
Francysk Skaryna translates the bible into Old Belarusian -
1525
German Bible
Martin Luther translates the bible for the use of the German peoples -
1537
MATTHEW’S BIBLE
John Rogers (ca. 1500-1555), a friend of Tyndale published a translation of Bible in 1537 that was heavily dependent on the work of Tyndale. -
1560
Geneva Bible 1560 A.D.
The Geneva Bible was the first translation that was done by a group of people, it was the first to use itialics, and notes in the maragin. This version influenced the King James Version, and became known as one of the first study Bibles. -
King James Version A.D.
The King James Version was made because the England churches wanted one translation to be read throughout the masses. This version is still very popular today. -
John Wesley's New Testament
The father of Methodism, made a revision to the King James New Testament that updated the language of the text based on his reading in the Greek New Testament -
King James Bible Revised
The Oxford edition of 1769 became the standard version of the King James. It updated the spelling and some of the wording of the King James Bible, but was still essentially the same translation. -
Noah Webster’s Translation 1833 A.D.
The Noah Webster’s Translation was made by the people just after his famous Dictionary of the English Language. Webster wanted to make the Bible available to people in their native language. -
The American Standard Version A.D.
The American Standard Version is another translation that is still popular today. This version included American Scholar's readings that weren't in any previous translation. -
JPS TANAKH
The Jewish Publication Society of America (JPS) published the first English translation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) by a committee of Jewish scholars. -
Chris Mahlstede