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This category includes sites on the history of English translations of the Bible, beginning with Old English versions such as the Lindisfarne Gospels of about 715 and continuing to the present time.

Subcategories

• Coverdale, Miles
• Tyndale, William
• Wycliffe, John

Resources in This Category

• A General View of the History of the English Bible

  http://www.archive.org/details/generalviewofhis00westrich/
  Thorough survey beginning with early Saxon versions. By Brooke Foss Wescott, revised in 1905 by William Wright.

• Authorized King James Version

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version
  A Wikipedia article giving the background, literary attributes, criticisms and revisions.

• Bishops' Bible

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops'_Bible
  A Wikipedia article on this 1568 Bible.

• Brief History of the King James Bible

  http://www.av1611.org/kjv/kjvhist.html
  An overview of the history, also listing fifteen general rules for the guidance of the translators.

• English Bible History

  http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/
  Summarises the history of the English Bible. Includes portraits and a timeline.

• Geneva Bible

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Bible
  A Wikipedia article, giving the history, the format and a sample text.

• Great Bible

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bible
  A Wikipedia article on this, the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII and prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Sir Thomas Cromwell.

• History of the King James Version

  http://www.bible-researcher.com/kjvhist.html
  An article which lists instructions for the translators, some of the contributors to the translation and a comparison with other versions.

• Lindisfarne Gospels

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne_Gospels
  A Wikipedia article on this manuscript of the late 7th century or early 8th century.

• Matthew Bible

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Bible
  A Wikipedia article on the history of this Bible of 1537.

• Study of the King James Bible

  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1592
  Downloadable book based on 1912 lecture series by Cleland Boyd McAfee. Recounts creation of the King James Version and its influence on literature and history.

• The Geneva Bible

  http://www.logosresourcepages.org/History/geneva_bible.htm
  A detailed history of this Bible, completed in 1560, primarily translated by William Whittingham.

• The Geneva Bible

  http://www.logosresourcepages.org/idx_Pages/idx_geneva.htm
  An introduction to the Geneva Bible, also known as the Pilgrim's Bible. The article begins with a general survey of English Bibles.

• The King James Bible

  http://www.solagroup.org/articles/historyofthebible/hotb_0015.html
  A brief history by Dr. Herbert Samworth.

• The King James Version of the Bible

  http://www.prca.org/pamphlets/pamphlet_9.html
  A lengthy discussion of this version with chapters on its history, its translators and their background, the rules for translation, the sources used and the influence of the Reformers on the translation.

• Wikipedia: Early Modern English Bible Translations

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English_Bible_translations
  List major early versions and related articles.

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