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Part III: From Erasmus to Tyndale and Luther. The Gutenberg Bible, 1453-56, and the Greek Text of Erasmus, 1516. The Translation of William Tyndale, 1484-1536, and forward, the Bible in English. The Translation of Martin Luther, 1483-1546, and forward, the Bible in German.
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Part III: From Erasmus to Tyndale and Luther • The Gutenberg Bible, 1453-56, and the Greek Text of Erasmus, 1516. • The Translation of William Tyndale, 1484-1536, and forward, the Bible in English. • The Translation of Martin Luther, 1483-1546, and forward, the Bible in German.
Gutenberg Press, Mainz, Germany Johannes Gutenberg ca. 1400-1468 Moveable Type, ca. 1450
Mainz, Germany Town Centre Museum Area Gutenberg
Erasmus Greek Text of N.T., 1516 Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam 1466-1536
William Tyndale, 1484-1536 Tyndale Erasmus Wycliffe Gutenberg Luther
Tyndale: First Printed English New Testament, 1525 Translated from the Greek N.T.
Tyndale Sites John Walsh home, Little Sodbury Village Tyndale Monument North Nibley Village St. Adeline’s Church
Tyndale Martyred, 1536Vilvorde, Belgium Prisoner at Vilvorde Castle
Tyndale’s Prayer Answered:“Lord, Open the King of England’s Eyes” Coverdale’s Bible, 1535 Matthew’s Bible, 1537 Taverner’s Bible, 1539 THE GREAT BIBLE, 1539 Appointed to be Read in Churches, By Order of King Henry VIII
The Geneva Bible, 1560,the “Breeches Bible” Gen. 3:7 GENEVA BIBLE 1560 Loved by the English-SpeakingPeople The Bible of the English Family, of Shakespeare, of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, brought to Plymouth on the Mayflower: Went through some 140 Editions in N.T. or the whole Bible.
Reaction from the Bishops:Anglican and Roman Catholic ROMAN CATHOLIC: Rheims - Douai Bible N.T. 1582 O.T. 1609-10 ANGLICAN: Bishops’ Bible, 1568
Hampton Court PalaceKJV Convocation, 1604 James VI, I r. 1603-1625 Richard Bancroft 1544-1610 Archbishop of Canterbury
King James I, 1603-1625 1611 KJV John Knox, et. al., Geneva Bible, 1560, the step between Tyndale’s and the KJV
Wittenberg, Germany Castle Church City Church The 95 Theses
Eisenach, Wartburg Castle,Luther’s Hiding Place The Castle Luther Statue Luther’s Study
“Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Matthew 24:35 “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25; Isaiah. 40:8