Hebrew language stops being used by the masses. Only the highly educated can read the Old Testament in Hebrew. The first major Bible translation is done. The Old Testament is translated into the language of the day, Greek. This translation is called, “The Septuagint.” This is the Bible most in the first century probably read

Hebrew language stops being used by the masses.

Only the highly educated can read the Old Testament in Hebrew.

The first major Bible translation is done.

The Old Testament is translated into the language of the day, Greek.

This translation is called, “The Septuagint.”

This is the Bible most in the first century probably read

The last book of the New Testament Revelation, is completed The Old and New Testament are now complete

Last book of the New Testament Revelation, is completed

The Old and New Testament are now complete

The Gospel spreads like wild fire throughout the known world. These people all need the Bible. Hand-written copies of the New Testament in Greek produced all over the worldOver 20,000 of these copies exist to this day.

The Gospel spreads like wild fire throughout the known world.

These people all need the Bible.

Hand-written copies of the New Testament in Greek produced all over the world

Over 20,000 of these copies exist to this day.

The known world stops using the Greek language in favor of LatinJerome translates the entire Bible into Latin, it is known as the VulgateThe Vulgate is the all-time most used Bible translation in human history.Vulgate is used more than the original Greek and the King James Version

The known world stops using the Greek language in favour of Latin

Jerome translates the entire Bible into Latin, it is known as the Vulgate

The Vulgate is the all-time most used Bible translation in human history.

Vulgate is used more than the original Greek and the King James Version

Growth / eminence of new language, English

Bits of bible translated into English

PSALMS and GOSPELS first to be translated into English

Venerable Bede finishes the first complete translation of a New Testament book into English This is the book of JohnOn the day he died a man named

Venerable Bede finishes the first complete translation of a New Testament book into English

This is the book of John

Completed on the day of his (Bede's) death

John Wycliffe, a theology professor at Oxford, is fired for believing the Bible rather than the Pope is our ultimate authority.

Because of this conviction Wycliffe and his followers produced the first complete Bible in English.

Wycliffe died of a stroke the same year his Bible was completed.

The Wycliffe Bible is a translation from the Latin Vulgate.

Associates of Wycliffe, after his death, finish his translation.

The Church at the time said only the priests can rightly interpret the Bible

The Church it was illegal to have the Bible in a language other than Latin.

Many of Wycliffe’s associates were burned at the stake with their English translations tied around their necks.

Law is passed in England banning the translation of the Bible into English

Years after Wycliffe died his bones were exhumed and burned for having translated the Bible into English

Johannes Gutenberg invents the Printing Press

It is no longer necessary to make hand-written copies of the Bible

October 31st A young Roman Catholic monk named Martin Luther challenges the church hierarchy

Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church doors in Wittenberg, Germany.

This act sparks the Protestant Reformation.

Part of the reformation passion is allowing every person to read the Bible in their own language.

Martin Luther translates the Bible into German for his country.

Tyndale was educated at Oxford and Cambridge and fluent in at least 6 languages including ancient Hebrew and Greek

William Tyndale, completes a translation of the New Testament into English.

This is the first English translation of the New Testament produced from the original Greek.

Tyndale flees England to complete his translation in the more friendly protestant land of Germany.

Tyndale famously says he wishes a plowboy to know as much about God as the Pope. Tyndale is burned at the stake for translating the Bible into English. His dying words are, “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes!” Tyndale’s translation was so good 90% of it would reappear in the King James Version

Tyndale famously says he wishes a plowboy to know as much about God as the Pope.

Tyndale is burned at the stake for translating the Bible into English.

His dying words are, “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes!”

Tyndale’s translation was so good 90% of it would reappear in the King James Version

English translation The Great Bible

aims to give churches at least one English Bible in their possession

It is named Great because of its very large size

the first English Bible where the entire Bible (not just the New Testament) is translated from the original Greek AND Hebrew. first translation done by a committee of peopleAt the end of the 1500’s England was torn between two Bible translations. Most people used the Geneva Bible but the clergy felt it was below them to use the commoners Geneva Bible. A solution was needed.

the first English Bible where the entire Bible (not just NT) is translated from the original Greek AND Hebrew

first translation done by a committee of people

At the end of the 1500’s England was torn between two Bible translations.

Most people used the Geneva Bible but the clergy felt it was below them to use the commoners Geneva Bible.

A solution was needed.

Queen Elizabeth I of England dies King James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England.Had been king of Scotland for 37 years

Queen Elizabeth I of England dies

King James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England.

Had been king of Scotland for 37 years

King James summons the religious leaders of England together

Meeting was to settle on a common English translation

The new translation was to be used by both clergy and the masses

47 men worked on the translation from original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts

the 47 men comprised 6 groups stationed at Oxford, Cambridge and Westminster Abbey

The translators, additionally, relied heavily on the Tyndale and Geneva Bibles

Nearly 90% of Tyndale’s New Testament translation was used in the King James Version

The purpose of the translators was not to make an entirely new translation of the Bible

Purposed "to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principal good one.”

The King James Version ipublished for the first time.

The King James Version, known as the Authorized Version

The King James Bible is not immediately a success.

It takes 50 years for the King James to surpass the Geneva Bible

King James is now the English Bible used by most English speaking people

The King James Version has endured the test of time

KJV has been “fixed” about 100,000 times to give us the translation of the KJV we have today.

Almost all of these “fixes” are minor spelling and punctuation change

KJV has been referred to as, “the single greatest monument to the English language.”

What makes the King James so good?

In one word, elegance.

It is not the most accurate, but it is the most beautiful