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How the Bible Was Formed

Bible Timeline

A timeline for the formation of the bible in what we know it as today. www.faithandvictory.com Auburn, WA. All information gotten from http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/#timeline

Written Word of God

1,400 BC

The first written Word of God: The Ten Commandments delivered to Moses.

The 39 Books of the Old Testament.

500 BC

Completion of All Original Hebrew Manuscripts which make up The 39 Books of the Old Testament.

Completion of the Septuagint Greek Manuscripts

200 BC

Completion of the Septuagint Greek Manuscripts which contain The 39 Old Testament Books AND 14 Apocrypha Books.

Greek New Testiment

1 AD - 100 AD

Completion of All Original Greek Manuscripts which make up The 27 Books of the New Testament.

Athenasius identifies the 27 books of the New Testament

315 AD

Athenasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, identifies the 27 books of the New Testament which are today recognized as the canon of scripture.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate Manuscripts Produced

382 AD

Jerome's Latin Vulgate Manuscripts Produced which contain All 80 Books (39 Old Test. + 14 Apocrypha + 27 New Test).

Scriptures Translated

500 AD

Scriptures have been Translated into Over 500 Languages.

Only LATIN Scriptures.

600 AD

LATIN was the Only Language Allowed for Scripture.

Wycliffe Hand Written Copy of the Complete Bible

1384 AD

Wycliffe is the First Person to Produce a (Hand-Written) manuscript Copy of the Complete Bible; All 80 Books.

First Book Ever Printed is Gutenberg's Bible in Latin.

1455 AD

Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press; Books May Now be mass-Produced Instead of Individually Hand-Written. The First Book Ever Printed is Gutenberg's Bible in Latin.

Erasmus Produces a Greek/Latin Parallel New Testament.

1516 AD

Erasmus Produces a Greek/Latin Parallel New Testament.

Martin Luther's German New Testament.

1522 AD

Martin Luther's German New Testament.

William Tyndale's New Testament.

1526 AD

William Tyndale's New Testament; The First New Testament printed in the English Language.

Myles Coverdale's Bible

1535 AD

Myles Coverdale's Bible; The First Complete Bible printed in the English Language (80 Books: O.T. & N.T. & Apocrypha).

The "Great Bible" Printed

1539 AD

The "Great Bible" Printed; The First English Language Bible Authorized for Public Use (80 Books).

The Geneva Bible Printed

1560 AD

The Geneva Bible Printed; The First English Language Bible to add Numbered Verses to Each Chapter (80 Books).

The Bishops Bible Printed

1568 AD

The Bishops Bible Printed; The Bible of which the King James was a Revision (80 Books).

The First Complete English Catholic Bible

1609 AD

The Douay Old Testament is added to the Rheims New Testament (of 1582) Making the First Complete English Catholic Bible; Translated from the Latin Vulgate (80 Books).

The King James Bible Printed

1611 AD

The King James Bible Printed; Originally with All 80 Books. The Apocrypha was Officially Removed in 1885 Leaving Only 66 Books.

The First English Language Bible Printed in America.

1782 AD

Robert Aitken's Bible; The First English Language Bible (KJV) Printed in America.

First Illustrated Bible Printed in America

1791 AD

Isaac Collins and Isaiah Thomas Respectively Produce the First Family Bible and First Illustrated Bible Printed in America. Both were King James Versions, with All 80 Books.

The First Bible to be Printed by a Woman.

1808 AD

Jane Aitken's Bible (Daughter of Robert Aitken); The First Bible to be Printed by a Woman.

Noah Webster's Bible

1833 AD

Noah Webster's Bible; After Producing his Famous Dictionary, Webster Printed his Own Revision of the King James Bible.

English Hexapla New Testament

1841 AD

English Hexapla New Testament; an Early Textual Comparison showing the Greek and 6 Famous English Translations in Parallel Columns.

The Illuminated Bible

1846 AD

The Illuminated Bible; The Most Lavishly Illustrated Bible printed in America. A King James Version, with All 80 Books.

Robert Young's "Literal" Translation

1863 AD

Robert Young's "Literal" Translation; often criticized for being so literal that it sometimes obscures the contextual English meaning.

The First Major English Revision of the KJV.

1885 AD

The "English Revised Version" Bible; The First Major English Revision of the KJV.

"American Standard Version"

1901 AD

The "American Standard Version"; The First Major American Revision of the KJV.

"Revised Standard Version"

1952 AD

The "Revised Standard Version" (RSV); said to be a Revision of the 1901 American Standard Version, though more highly criticized.

"New American Standard Bible"

1971 AD

The "New American Standard Bible" (NASB) is Published as a "Modern and Accurate Word for Word English Translation" of the Bible.

"New International Version"

1973 AD

The "New International Version" (NIV) is Published as a "Modern and Accurate Phrase for Phrase English Translation" of the Bible.

"New King James Version"

1982 AD

The "New King James Version" (NKJV) is Published as a "Modern English Version Maintaining the Original Style of the King James."

"New Revised Standard Version"

1990 AD

The "New Revised Standard Version" (NRSV); further revision of 1952 RSV, (itself a revision of 1901 ASV), criticized for "gender inclusiveness".

The English Standard Version

2002 AD

The English Standard Version (ESV) is Published as a translation to bridge the gap between the accuracy of the NASB and the readability of the NIV.