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===The Great Bible (1539)=== | ===The Great Bible (1539)=== | ||
[[file:Great Bible title cover.jpg |thumb| px |Title page of the Great Bible, published in 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 | 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)=== | ===The Geneva Bible (1560)=== | ||
