Historical Account of Some of the More Important Versions and Editions of the Bible1894 - Bible - 173 pages |
Common terms and phrases
alphabet ancient Antwerp appeared Arabic Archbishop Bible in Latin Bible printed Bible was printed Bible was published biblical bishop Bishop's Bible Calvin century Chaldee characters Charles CHARLES W Christian Christopher Barker Church Codex Cologne copy DARLING dialect England English at London Epistles folio Geneva Gospels Greek Greek and Latin guage Hebrew Bible HISTORICAL ACCOUNT IMPORTANT VERSIONS Irenæus Jews John King known Koreish language Latin Bible letters lished Luther manuscripts ment Old Testament Olivetan original Pentateuch Peshito Phoenician Plantin Polyglot portion possession pounds sterling printed at Lyons printed at Paris printed at Venice printed in English printed in French printed in Greek printed in Hebrew printed in Latin printer Psalms reprinted revised Roman Rome sacred Saxon Sclavonic Septuagint Spanish spoken Syriac Targums Testa Testament was printed tion translation Tyndale's vellum Venice verse VERSIONS AND EDITIONS words writing written
Popular passages
Page 8 - And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her : and she went into the city.
Page 8 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still : Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath...
Page 2 - No marginal notes at all to be affixed, but only for the explanation of the Hebrew or Greek words, which cannot, without some circumlocution...
Page 10 - Saxon portion of it to the end of the ninth or the beginning of the tenth century.
Page 10 - James, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, the Epistle of Jude, and the Book of Revelation.
Page 9 - Bible was printed in folio, and to it was added the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, and the Greek of the New Testament.
Page 3 - Bible, to be followed, and as little altered, as the truth of the original will permit. 2. The names of the prophets, and the holy writers, with the other names of the text, to be retained, as nigh as may be, accordingly as they were vulgarly used.
Page 2 - THE ordinary Bible read in the church, commonly called the Bishops Bible, to be followed, and as little altered, as the truth of the original will permit.
Page 3 - ... such intricate formations of language as could not be effaced by thousands of years, nor by the influence of zones and climates.
Page 2 - There was, however, this subsequent provision : — ' These translations to be used, when they agree better with the text than the Bishops' Bible : Tindale's, Matthew's, Coverdale's, Whitchurch's, Geneva.