English Bible Translations

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'''English Bible translations''' are renderings of the original [[Bible|Scriptures]]—written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—into the English language. Since the fourteenth century, when John Wycliffe, a forerunner of the Reformation, produced the first complete English Bible, numerous translations have appeared alongside the historical division of the [[church]] into Catholic and Protestant traditions. English Bible versions have exerted a profound influence not only on Christian faith but also on the spread of the English language and the development of English literature. Among them are the King James Version (KJV), most widely known; the New International Version (NIV), translated into modern international English; and the Today’s English Version (TEV), written in simplified English.

==History of English Bible Translation==

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===The Great Bible (1539)===

[[file:Great Bible title cover.jpg |thumb| px |Title page of the Great Bible, published in 1539]]

After Tyndale, political and religious circumstances changed dramatically when Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church and became head of the Church of England. Bible translation and publication flourished during this period.<ref>[https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/britains-greatest-monarch-best-king-queen-british-history/ Who is Britain's greatest monarch?,] ''HistoryExtra'', February 7, 2022</ref> Miles Coverdale, John Rogers (editor of the Matthew Bible), and Richard Taverner produced new versions, including the '''Coverdale Bible''' '''(1535)''', translated from the Latin Vulgate and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Martin Luther]’s German Bible; the '''Matthew Bible''' '''(1537)''', a revision of Tyndale’s and Coverdale’s work; and the '''Taverner Bible''' '''(1539)''', a further revision of the Matthew Bible. The '''Great Bible''' '''(1539)''', also a revision of the Matthew Bible, was published under the direction of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Its large folio format (25.9 × 37.8 cm) earned it the name “Great Bible.”<ref>[https://earlyenglishbibles.com/earlyversions/GreatSumm5a.html Great Bible], ''Early ~~Englsih~~ Bibles''</ref> Copies were placed in churches and monasteries throughout England.

After Tyndale, political and religious circumstances changed dramatically when Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church and became head of the Church of England. Bible translation and publication flourished during this period.<ref>[https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/britains-greatest-monarch-best-king-queen-british-history/ Who is Britain's greatest monarch?,] ''HistoryExtra'', February 7, 2022</ref> Miles Coverdale, John Rogers (editor of the Matthew Bible), and Richard Taverner produced new versions, including the '''Coverdale Bible''' '''(1535)''', translated from the Latin Vulgate and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Martin Luther]’s German Bible; the '''Matthew Bible''' '''(1537)''', a revision of Tyndale’s and Coverdale’s work; and the '''Taverner Bible''' '''(1539)''', a further revision of the Matthew Bible. The '''Great Bible''' '''(1539)''', also a revision of the Matthew Bible, was published under the direction of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Its large folio format (25.9 × 37.8 cm) earned it the name “Great Bible.”<ref>[https://earlyenglishbibles.com/earlyversions/GreatSumm5a.html Great Bible], ''Early English Bibles''</ref> Copies were placed in churches and monasteries throughout England.

===The Geneva Bible (1560)===

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===English Revised Version (ERV, 1885)===

Although the King James Version (KJV) achieved remarkable literary distinction, its use of archaic language made revision necessary.<ref>[http://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110320000266&md=20120422213404_BL For some Christians, King James is the only Bible], ''The Korea ~~Harald~~'', March 20, 2011</ref> In 1885, the English Revised Version (ERV) was published in Britain as a stylistic revision of the KJV.

Although the King James Version (KJV) achieved remarkable literary distinction, its use of archaic language made revision necessary.<ref>[http://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110320000266&md=20120422213404_BL For some Christians, King James is the only Bible], ''The Korea Herald'', March 20, 2011</ref> In 1885, the English Revised Version (ERV) was published in Britain as a stylistic revision of the KJV.

===American Standard Version (ASV, 1901)===

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+<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:영어 성경 번역본]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->[[file:WycliffeYeamesLollards 01.jpg |thumb| px |''Wyclif Giving “The Poor Priests” His Translation of the Bible'', William Frederick Yeames]]
 '''English Bible translations''' are renderings of the original [[Bible|Scriptures]]—written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—into the English language. Since the fourteenth century, when John Wycliffe, a forerunner of the Reformation, produced the first complete English Bible, numerous translations have appeared alongside the historical division of the [[church]] into Catholic and Protestant traditions. English Bible versions have exerted a profound influence not only on Christian faith but also on the spread of the English language and the development of English literature. Among them are the King James Version (KJV), most widely known; the New International Version (NIV), translated into modern international English; and the Today’s English Version (TEV), written in simplified English.
 ==History of English Bible Translation==
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 ===The Great Bible (1539)===
 [[file:Great Bible title cover.jpg |thumb| px |Title page of the Great Bible, published in 1539]]
-After Tyndale, political and religious circumstances changed dramatically when Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church and became head of the Church of England. Bible translation and publication flourished during this period.<ref>[https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/britains-greatest-monarch-best-king-queen-british-history/ Who is Britain's greatest monarch?,] ''HistoryExtra'', February 7, 2022</ref> Miles Coverdale, John Rogers (editor of the Matthew Bible), and Richard Taverner produced new versions, including the '''Coverdale Bible''' '''(1535)''', translated from the Latin Vulgate and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Martin Luther]’s German Bible; the '''Matthew Bible''' '''(1537)''', a revision of Tyndale’s and Coverdale’s work; and the '''Taverner Bible''' '''(1539)''', a further revision of the Matthew Bible. The '''Great Bible''' '''(1539)''', also a revision of the Matthew Bible, was published under the direction of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Its large folio format (25.9 × 37.8 cm) earned it the name “Great Bible.”<ref>[https://earlyenglishbibles.com/earlyversions/GreatSumm5a.html Great Bible], ''Early Englsih Bibles''</ref> Copies were placed in churches and monasteries throughout England.
+After Tyndale, political and religious circumstances changed dramatically when Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church and became head of the Church of England. Bible translation and publication flourished during this period.<ref>[https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/britains-greatest-monarch-best-king-queen-british-history/ Who is Britain's greatest monarch?,] ''HistoryExtra'', February 7, 2022</ref> Miles Coverdale, John Rogers (editor of the Matthew Bible), and Richard Taverner produced new versions, including the '''Coverdale Bible''' '''(1535)''', translated from the Latin Vulgate and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Martin Luther]’s German Bible; the '''Matthew Bible''' '''(1537)''', a revision of Tyndale’s and Coverdale’s work; and the '''Taverner Bible''' '''(1539)''', a further revision of the Matthew Bible. The '''Great Bible''' '''(1539)''', also a revision of the Matthew Bible, was published under the direction of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Its large folio format (25.9 × 37.8 cm) earned it the name “Great Bible.”<ref>[https://earlyenglishbibles.com/earlyversions/GreatSumm5a.html Great Bible], ''Early English Bibles''</ref> Copies were placed in churches and monasteries throughout England.
 ===The Geneva Bible (1560)===
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 ===English Revised Version (ERV, 1885)===
-Although the King James Version (KJV) achieved remarkable literary distinction, its use of archaic language made revision necessary.<ref>[http://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110320000266&md=20120422213404_BL For some Christians, King James is the only Bible], ''The Korea Harald'', March 20, 2011</ref> In 1885, the English Revised Version (ERV) was published in Britain as a stylistic revision of the KJV.
+Although the King James Version (KJV) achieved remarkable literary distinction, its use of archaic language made revision necessary.<ref>[http://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110320000266&md=20120422213404_BL For some Christians, King James is the only Bible], ''The Korea Herald'', March 20, 2011</ref> In 1885, the English Revised Version (ERV) was published in Britain as a stylistic revision of the KJV.
 ===American Standard Version (ASV, 1901)===

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