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May 26, 735
Bede
In 1899, Bede was made a doctor of the church. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title "The Father of English History". he is the only native of Great Britain to achieve this designation (Anselm of Canterbury, also a Doctor of the Church, was originally from Italy). -
Apr 1, 1200
The Bible
A collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. There is no single "Bible" and many Bibles with varying contents exist. The bible used to be hand written instead of printed off of machines. Imagine having to hand write the whole thing. Various religious traditions have produced different recensions with different selections of texts. To this day I am still amazed by how many copies were made, they say over 5 billion. No exact Day Month or Year. -
Sep 1, 1349
Richard Rolle
An English hermit, mystic, and religious writer. He is also known as Richard Rolle of Hampole or de Hampole. During the fifteenth century he was one of the most widely read of English writers, whose works survive in nearly four hundred English...and at least seventy Continental manuscripts, almost all written between 1390 and 1500. In his works, Rolle provides little explicit evidence about his early life and education. He died late September 1349. -
Mar 1, 1476
William Caxton
Was an English merchant, diplomat, writer, and printer. He is thought to be the first English person to work as a printer and the first to introduce a printing press into England, which he did in 1476. He was also the first English retailer of printed books; his London contemporaries in the trade were all Flemish, German, or French. In 2002, he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons in a BBC poll. Caxton printed four-fifths of his works in the English language. Some in the bible. -
Sep 1, 1537
Matthew's Bible
The Matthew Bible, also known as Matthew's Version, was first published in 1537 by John Rogers, under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew". It combined the New Testament of William Tyndale, and as much of the Old Testament as he had been able to translate before being captured and put to death. It is thus a vital link in the main sequence of English Bible translations. No acutal month or day posted. -
Aug 1, 1568
Bishops' Bible
The Bishops' Bible is an English translation of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and the 1602 edition was prescribed as the base text for the Authorized King James Version of 1611. No exact month or day but the year is correct. -
Oct 1, 1578
Douay-Rhiems Catholic Bible
The Douay-Rheims Bible is a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English. No exact day. In October, 1578, Gregory Martin began the work of preparing an English translation of the Bible for Catholic readers, the first such translation into Modern English. This was really cool to me I like how people make different Bible's for other people to understand. Absolutely amazed. -
King James Version
is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611. There is not an exact day so I just left it on 1. In 1612, the first King James Version using Roman Type was issued. -
The Story Bible
is a book by Pearl S. Buck summarizing the whole Bible in two separate volumes: Vol. 1, The Old Testament, and Vol. 2, The New Testament, while particularly emphasizing literal elements and fables. It is described as a paraphrase. Pearl Sydenstricker was born to Caroline Stulting and Absalom Sydenstricker in Hillsboro, West Virginia, on June 26, 1892. No dates on the story bible. -
Lamsa Bible
The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (commonly called the Lamsa Bible) was published by George M. Lamsa in 1933. It was derived, both Old and New Testaments, from the Syriac Peshitta, the Bible used by the Assyrian Church of the East and other Syriac Christian traditions. He also wrote several other books on the Peshitta and Aramaic Primacy such as Gospel Light, New Testament Origin, and Idioms of the Bible, along with a New Testament commentary. Again no exact month or day. -
The Living Bible
It was first published in 1971. Unlike most English Bibles, The Living Bible is a paraphrase. The Living Bible is an English version of the Bible created by Kenneth N. Taylor. Taylor used the American Standard Version of 1901 as his base text. The Living Bible was well received in many Evangelical circles. Youth-oriented Protestant groups such as Youth for Christ and Young Life accepted it readily. It didn't give me month or day. -
New King James Version
is a modern translation of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. The full Bible was published in 1982. There was no exact month or date so I am just picking one but the year is right. The NKJV translation project was conceived by Arthur Farstad. The aim of its translators was to update the vocabulary and grammar of the King James Version, while preserving the classic style and literary beauty of the original 1611 KJV. -
Hebrew Names Version
The Hebrew Names Version (HNV) of the World English Bible is a Modern English update of the American Standard Version. The World English Bible is a 1997 revision of the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible, first published in 1901. It is in the Public Domain. Michael Paul Johnson is the reason for making this work available. No official Month or day. -
Alfred the Great
Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other one being Cnut the Great. Alfred had a reputation as a learned and merciful man of a gracious and level-headed nature who encouraged education and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure and his people's quality of life. -
Aldhelm
Old English: Ealdhelm, Latin: Aldhelmus, Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature, was born before the middle of the 7th century.
