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2. Great Bible - Wikipedia

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   The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorised edition of the Bible in English, authorised by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell ...

3. Bishops' Bible - Wikipedia

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   The Bishops' Bible succeeded the Great Bible of 1539, the first authorised bible in English, and the Geneva Bible published by Sir Rowland Hill in 1560. [1]The thorough Calvinism of the Geneva Bible (more evident in the marginal notes than in the translation itself) offended the high-church party of the Church of England, to which almost all of its bishops subscribed.

4. Myles Coverdale - Wikipedia

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   Starting with the Coverdale Bible, the text included a brief description of the continuing significance of the Authorised King James Bible (1611) and its immediate antecedents: The Coverdale Bible (1535) The Matthew Bible (1537) The Great Bible (1539) The Geneva Bible (1557, the New Testament; 1560, the whole Bible) The Bishops' Bible (1568)

5. Coverdale Bible - Wikipedia

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   The other backer of the Coverdale Bible was Jacobus van Meteren's nephew, Leonard Ortels (†1539), the father of Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598), humanist geographer and cartographer. Although Coverdale was also involved in the preparation of the Great Bible of 1539, the Coverdale Bible continued to be reprinted. The last of over 20 editions of ...

6. Early Modern English Bible translations - Wikipedia

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   Title page of the Great Bible (1539) There appeared what is known as the Great Bible in 1539, also compiled by Myles Coverdale. The Great Bible was issued to meet a decree that each church should make available in some convenient place the largest possible copy of the whole Bible, where all the parishioners could have access to it and read it ...

7. Timeline of the English Reformation - Wikipedia

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   1539, 28 June Six Articles (1539) Affirmed traditional Roman Catholic doctrine 1539 Publication of the Great Bible compiled by Miles Coverdale: This is the first English translation of the Bible to be authorised for use in parish churches. 1539 Second Act of Dissolution; Henry VIII intervenes to halt the doctrinal reformation 1540, 6 January

8. Matthew Bible - Wikipedia

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   The Matthew Bible was the combined work of three individuals, working from numerous sources in at least five different languages. The entire New Testament (first published in 1526 and later revised in 1534), the Pentateuch, Jonah and in David Daniell's view, [1] the Book of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings, and First and Second Chronicles, were the work of ...

9. Mary Baker Eddy Library - Wikipedia

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   The Library houses over 460 Bibles including a rare Coverdale Bible (1535) and Tyndale Bible (1550); as well as first editions of the Matthew Bible (1537), Great Bible (1539), Bishops' Bible (1568), Geneva Bible (1560), and King James Bible (1611). The collection is available at the Library and on the web. [3]