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Jan 6, 2019 · The Vulgate, or Latin form of the Bible, was commissioned by the Bishop of Rome during a time when Latin was becoming the official language of the church. Latin translations existed, but they had been translated from the Geek Septuagint instead of earlier Hebrew translations.
The entire Bible has been translated into over 700 languages, and the New Testament into over 1,500 languages. This list is English-based… that is, I want to list the timeline from the original writings to major or notable modern English Bibles.
Jeremiah were written in a language called Aramaic. This language became very popular in the ancient world and actually displaced many other languages. Aramaic even became the common language spoken in Israel in Jesus’ time, and it was likely the language He spoke day by day. Some Aramaic words were even used by the Gospel writers in the New ...
Around 382 AD the Pope commissioned his secretary, Jerome, to produce a new translation in Latin, as the Septuagint-based versions were, shall we say, rather messy. Jerome set about the task with reported trepidation, but also with great seriousness.
Aug 1, 2024 · Latin Translations and the Vulgate. After Greek, translating the Bible into Latin became essential. Latin was widely spoken across the Roman Empire. Early Latin translations appeared by 2nd century CE but lacked consistency. Saint Jerome created a standardized version called the Vulgate around 405 CE.
Jul 22, 2024 · A.D. 1527: Erasmus publishes a fourth edition Greek-Latin translation. A.D. 1530: Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples completes the first French-language translation of the entire Bible. A.D. 1535: Myles Coverdale's Bible completes Tyndale's work, producing the first complete printed Bible in the English language. It includes the 39 Old Testament books ...
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the earliest translators and translations of the Bible into the four main languages of Ghana—Gã, Ewe, Twi, and Mfantse—during the eigh- teenth to nineteenth century missionary era.
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