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Bible Translations

Bible Translations. 500 BC. Inspired Writings. 10 Commandments (Hebrew) ~1400 BC. 1st Century. 39 OT books completed (Hebrew/Aramaic) ~500 BC. Greek Septuagint 39 OT + 14 ~200 BC. 27 Greek NT books completed. 200 AD. Un-Inspired Events.

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Bible Translations

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  1. Bible Translations

  2. 500 BC Inspired Writings 10 Commandments (Hebrew) ~1400 BC 1st Century 39 OT books completed (Hebrew/Aramaic) ~500 BC Greek Septuagint 39 OT + 14 ~200 BC 27 Greek NT books completed 200 AD Un-Inspired Events Original manuscripts copied. Copies were copied and re-copied.Manuscripts dispersed and translated. Manuscripts deteriorate - many destroyed. Manuscripts translated into 500 languages by 500 AD 27 NT books recognized as canon ~315 AD 350 AD Jerome’s Latin Vulgate ~382 80 books w/Apocrypha 500 AD Latin – only language allowed for scripture ~600 AD

  3. 600 AD Dark Ages 1000 AD Anglo-Saxon (Early Roots of English Language) New Testament ~995 AD 1300 AD Renaissance  Period Wycliffe - First (hand written) English Bible (Latin to English) ~1384 AD 1400 AD Gutenberg press & Latin Bible ~1485 AD Erasmus produces a Greek/Latin parallel New Testament ~1516 AD 1500 AD Martin Luther’s German NT ~1522 AD

  4. 1500 AD English Bible Translation History 1550 AD Tyndale’s New Testament (Hebrew and Greek to English) ~1526 Coverdale Bible (80 books) ~1535 The Great Bible (80 books) ~1539 1600 -1900 AD Geneva Bible (80 books) ~1560 Modern Bibles King James (KJV) -1611 American Standard (ASV) -1901 New American Standard (NASB) -1971 1900 AD New International Version (NIV) -1973 New King James (NKJV) -1982 2000 AD English Standard Version (ESV) -2001

  5. History of Modern Translations M-Text (Majority of manuscripts) NKJV 1982 ASV 1901 KJV 1611 Earliest Texts 500 AD (Byzantine ) Erasmus TextusReceptus 1517 AD

  6. Western • Italy, Gaul, North Africa, Egypt • Known for paraphrase. Acts 10% Longer • Byzantine • Roman Empire • Has the most manuscripts but • not as old. • 5th to 12th century AD. Typically • Has more text than Alexandrian. • Major text for older versions. • Also called Majority Text, • Textus Receptus,  Syrian Text, • M-Text Text Types • Alexandrian • Egypt • Oldest manuscripts. Possibly 2nd century. Shorter and more abrupt endings. Major text for most newer versions. • NU-Text

  7. History of Modern Translations M-Text (Majority of manuscripts) NIV 1978 RSV 1952 ESV 2001 NKJV 1982 ASV 1901 KJV 1611 NASB 1971 Westcott/Hort 1881 Nestle Aland 1898 Earliest Alexandrian Texts 200 AD Earliest Byzantine Texts 500 AD Erasmus TextusReceptus 1517 AD NA-27th UBS-4th TEXT 1993 AD NU-Text Based on earliest manuscripts

  8. Translation ComparisonActs 8:37 • Older English versions before the ASV Contain the verse. (KJV, Tyndale, Wycliffe) • ASV Includes the verse, but in italics • NKJV includes verse with footnote:NU-Text and M-Text omit this verse. It is found in Western texts, including the Latin tradition. • NASB has it in [brackets] with footnote:Early mss do not contain this v • NIV omits verse and has the footnote:Some late manuscripts.. • ESV omits verse and has the footnote:Some Manuscripts add all or most of verse 37

  9. Differences in Translations • Dates of Translation • Translation Philosophies • Word-for-word • Thought-for-thought • Paraphrase • Underlying text (M-Text/NU-Text)

  10. 2010 Top Selling Bibles • 1) New International Version • 2) King James Version • 3) New King James Version • 4) New Living Translation • 5) English Standard Version • 6) Holman Christian Standard Bible • 7) The Message • 8) Other Translations • 9) Reina Valera 1960 (Spanish) • 10) New International Readers Version

  11. Bible Translation Chart

  12. Acts 2:38 • Peter said, "Change your life. Turn to God and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven. Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. • (The Message)

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