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facts about the bible
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More than 80% of the King James Bible, printed in 1611, can be attributed to British religious scholar William Tyndale 1494-1536
In 1408, a decree known as The Constitutions of Oxford made translation of the whole Bible or any part of it into English illegal
In 1523, Tyndale was denied by the English church when he sought special permission to translate the bible; he subsequently left England and undertook the first English translation of the bible from the original Hebrew and Greek texts
Tyndale’s translation, known as The Tyndale Bible, played a key role in spreading Reformation ideas across the English-speaking world and was viewed as a direct challenge to the Roman Catholic Church and the English church and state
Tyndale also wrote The Practyse of Prelates opposing Henry VIII’s planned divorce from Catherine of Aragon
In 1536, Tyndale was charged of heresy and condemned to death by strangulation and subsequent burning
Just a few short years later, King Henry VIII authorized The Great Bible as the first Bible in English; The Great Bible, printed in 1539, included a majority of Tyndale’s translations (with objectionable features revised)
Seventy five years later, King James ordered a new bible, now known as the King James Bible, featuring Tyndale’s work and carrying the monarch’s name forward for centuries to come
The King James Bible contains 66 books, 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses
In 1620, an early edition of the King James Bible was brought to America on the Mayflower by John Alden, a member of the ship’s crew who stayed in the new world as a colonist
Over the next few decades, the King James Bible overtook the Geneva Bible to become the preeminent Bible in the American colonies
1711 marked the first centennial of the King James Bible; as the leading English Bible at the time, it was read in churches and schools, influential in art, theatre and literature, and was a motivator of science and scientists
More than 80% of the King James Bible, printed in 1611, can be attributed to British religious scholar William Tyndale 1494-1536
In 1408, a decree known as The Constitutions of Oxford made translation of the whole Bible or any part of it into English illegal
In 1523, Tyndale was denied by the English church when he sought special permission to translate the bible; he subsequently left England and undertook the first English translation of the bible from the original Hebrew and Greek texts
Tyndale’s translation, known as The Tyndale Bible, played a key role in spreading Reformation ideas across the English-speaking world and was viewed as a direct challenge to the Roman Catholic Church and the English church and state
Tyndale also wrote The Practyse of Prelates opposing Henry VIII’s planned divorce from Catherine of Aragon
In 1536, Tyndale was charged of heresy and condemned to death by strangulation and subsequent burning
Just a few short years later, King Henry VIII authorized The Great Bible as the first Bible in English; The Great Bible, printed in 1539, included a majority of Tyndale’s translations (with objectionable features revised)
Seventy five years later, King James ordered a new bible, now known as the King James Bible, featuring Tyndale’s work and carrying the monarch’s name forward for centuries to come
The King James Bible contains 66 books, 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses
In 1620, an early edition of the King James Bible was brought to America on the Mayflower by John Alden, a member of the ship’s crew who stayed in the new world as a colonist
Over the next few decades, the King James Bible overtook the Geneva Bible to become the preeminent Bible in the American colonies
1711 marked the first centennial of the King James Bible; as the leading English Bible at the time, it was read in churches and schools, influential in art, theatre and literature, and was a motivator of science and scientists
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