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Cleaner at 20:47, 30 August 2008

2008-08-30T20:47:31Z

Cleaner at 20:44, 30 August 2008

2008-08-30T20:44:09Z

Graham grove at 14:32, 30 August 2008

2008-08-30T14:32:19Z

Graham grove: Formation and translation of the Bible moved to Translating the Bible

2008-08-30T14:19:15Z

Formation and translation of the Bible moved to Translating the Bible

Graham grove at 00:13, 9 August 2008

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Kathleen.wright5: returnto Bible

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Kathleen.wright5: Category:Bible

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Category:Bible

Graham grove at 23:59, 7 October 2007

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 ===English Translations===
-The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the modern English Version.
+The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the Modern English Version.
 ===Modern-day Translation efforts===

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 ===English Translations===
-The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the modern English
+The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the modern English Version.
 ===Modern-day Translation efforts===

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 * [[Distribution of the Bible]] |
 opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
 * [[Which Bible translation is best? (anon)]] |
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 subtopics = [[Biblical Manuscripts Index]]
 * Biblical Languages - [[Hebrew]], [[Aramaic]], [[Koine Greek]]
-* [[English translations of the Bible]], [[Non-English Bible Translations Index]]
+* [[English translations of the Bible]], [[Non-English Bible Translations Index]], [[Bible Translators Index]]
 * [[Distribution of the Bible]] |
 opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}

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 {{quote | text=Christ wishes his mysteries to be made to be made known as widely as possible. I would wish even all women to read the gospels, and the letters of St Paul. I wish that they were translated into all languages of all Christian people - that they might be read and known not just by Scots and Irish, but even by the Turks and Saracens... [[Erasmus]]}}
 {{Infobox_Contents |
-topic_name = The formation and translation of the Bible |
+topic_name = Translation of the Bible |
 subtopics = [[Biblical Manuscripts Index]]
-* [[Historical accuracy of the Bible]]
+* Biblical Languages - [[Hebrew]], [[Aramaic]], [[Koine Greek]]
-* [[Biblical inerrancy]]
+* [[English translations of the Bible]], [[Non-English Bible Translations Index]]
 * [[Distribution of the Bible]] |
 opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
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 }}
-The [[Bible]] is a collection of books, poetry and letters that were written over hundreds of years. The [[Old Testament]] books were written in [[Hebrew]] and compiled into a collection before the time of [[Christ]]. The [[New Testament]] books were written in [[Greek]] after Christ's resurrection and over the following centuries were compiled into a single collection. Although the Bible was initially translated into the languages of the people, for example, Latin for the church in Italy, it wasn't until the Protestant reformation that widespread translation of the Bible into many languages, such as German and English really began to occur.
+The [[Bible]] is a collection of books, poetry and letters that were written over hundreds of years. The [[Old Testament]] books were written in [[Hebrew]] and compiled into a collection before the time of [[Christ]]. A small amount of the [[book of Daniel]] in the Old Testament was written in [[Aramaic]]. The [[New Testament]] books were written after the [[resurrection of Jesus]] in an ancient form of Greek known as [[Koine Greek]]. Over the following centuries these books were compiled into the single collection that makes up today's Bible.
-===Formation of Bible===
+In the first few centuries after Christ the Bible was translated into some other ancient languages (for example [[Latin]]) but it wasn't until the Protestant [[Reformation]] that widespread translation of the Bible into many languages (such as German and English) really began to occur.
 ===Early Translations===
 ===English Translations===
-The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the modern English [[New International Version]].
+The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the modern English
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 ==Links==
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 {{quote | text=Christ wishes his mysteries to be made to be made known as widely as possible. I would wish even all women to read the gospels, and the letters of St Paul. I wish that they were translated into all languages of all Christian people - that they might be read and known not just by Scots and Irish, but even by the Turks and Saracens... [[Erasmus]]}}
-==Synopsis==
+''Synopsis:'' The [[Bible]] is a collection of books, poetry and letters that were written over hundreds of years. The [[Old Testament]] books were written in [[Hebrew]] and compiled into a collection before the time of [[Christ]]. The [[New Testament]] books were written in [[Greek]] after Christ's resurrection and over the following centuries were compiled into a single collection. Although the Bible was initially translated into the languages of the people, for example, Latin for the church in Italy, it wasn't until the Protestant reformation that widespread translation of the Bible into many languages, such as German and English really began to occur.
-==Contents==
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 * [[Biblical Manuscripts Index]]
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-{{quotes}}
+[[Luther's view on the canon of scripture (J.S.)]]
 ==Main article==
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 ===English Translations===
 The efforts of translating the Bible from its original languages of Greek and Hebrew into English can be traced back to the end of the 7th century, however it was not until the fourteenth century that a complete translation was finished. There have been hundreds of subsequent translations into English, some of the best known include the archaic [[King James Version]] and the modern English [[New International Version]].
 {{returnto}} [[Bible]]
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