Timeline of Bible Translation History

Timeline of Bible Translation History
 Around 1400 BC : The first written Word of God: The Ten Commandments delivered to
Moses.
 500 BC : The original Hebrew manuscript of the 39 books of the Old Testament was
completed.
 200 BC : Completion of the Septuagint Greek manuscripts which make up the 39 books
of the Old Testament and the 14 Apocrypha books.
 1st Century AD : Completion the original Greek Manuscripts which make up the 27
books of the New Testament.
 315 AD : Athenasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, identifies the 27 books of the New
Testament, which are today recognized as the canon of scripture.
 382 AD : Jerome’s Latin Vulgate Manuscripts which contains all 80 books (39 Old Test.
+ 14 Apocrypha + 27 New Test) was written.
 500 AD : Scriptures have been Translated into Over 500 Languages.
 600 AD : LATIN was the Only Language Allowed for Scripture.
 995 AD : Translation of the New Testament by the Anglo-Saxons was produced.
 1384 AD : Wycliffe became the first person to complete a hand-written manuscript copy
of the whole Bible, all 80 books in .
 1455 AD : The printing press was invented by Gutenberg which means books were mass
produced instead of hand-written. The first book ever printed was the Gutenberg’s Bible in
Latin.
 1516 AD : A Greek/Latin New Testament was produced by Erasmus.
 1522 AD : Martin Luther’s German New Testament was produced.
 1526 AD : William Tyndale produced the first New Testament printed in the English
language.
 1535 AD : Myles Coverdale's Bible; The First Complete Bible printed in the English
Language (80 Books: O.T. & N.T. & Apocrypha).
 1537 AD : The Tyndale-Matthews Bible became the second completed Bible printed in
English, all 80 books produced by John Thomas Matthew.
 1559 AD : The very first English language Bible authorized for public use, all 80 books,
was the Great Bible in 1539 AD.
 1560 AD : Geneva Bible became the first English language printed Bible to add
numbered verses to each chapter.
 1568 AD : The Bishops Bible Printed; The Bible of which the King James was a Revision
(80 Books).
 1609 AD : The Douay Old Testament is added to the Rheims New Testament (of 1582)
Making the First Complete English Catholic Bible; Translated from the Latin Vulgate (80
Books).
 1611 AD : The King James Bible Printed; Originally with All 80 Books. The Apocrypha
was Officially Removed in 1885 Leaving Only 66 Books.
 1782 AD : Robert Aiken’s Bible became the first known English Bible printed in America.
 1791 AD : The first family and first illustrated Bible printed in America was the King
James Version Bible, all 80 books by Isaac Collins and Isaiah Thomas.
 1808 AD : Jane Aitken's Bible (Daughter of Robert Aitken); The First Bible to be Printed
by a Woman.
 1833 AD : Noah Webster's Bible; After Producing his Famous Dictionary, Webster
Printed his Own Revision of the King James Bible.
 1841 AD : English Hexapla New Testament; an Early Textual Comparison showing the
Greek and 6 Famous English Translations in Parallel Columns.
 1846 AD : The Illuminated Bible; The Most Lavishly Illustrated Bible printed in America.
A King James Version, with All 80 Books..
 1863 AD : Robert Young’s “literal” translation was done.
 1885 AD : The “English Revised Version” Bible became the first major English revision of
the King James Version.
 1901 AD : The “American Standard Version” became the first major American revision
of the King James Version.
 1952 AD : The “Revised Standard Version” (RSV) was a revision of the “American
Standard Version”.
 1971 AD : The “New American Standard Bible” (NASB) was created for a more modern
word for word English translation of the Bible.
 1973 AD : The “New International Version” (NIV) was created for a more modern
phrase for phrase English translation of the Bible.
 1982 AD : The “New King James Version” (NKJV) was created for a more modern
English Version while maintaining the original style of the King James.
 1990 AD : The “New Revised Standard Version” (NRSV) was published.
 2001 AD : The “English Standard Version” (ESV) was created to bridge the gap between
the NASB and the NIV.

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