P078 A Short History of the English Bible.

P078 A Short History of the English Bible.

7. Matthew’s Bible.

1. John Rogers, the editor, b. 1500, d. 1555.

2. Why called "Matthew’s" not known.

3. Printed in 1537.

4. Begun at Antwerp, and finished either there or in London.

5. Royal license given.

6. A revision of other translations.

7. Especially valuable for matters outside the text.

8. Directed to be publicly read in the churches.

9. Rogers burned February 4, 1555. Pp. 31-33.

8. Taverner’s Bible.

1. Richard Taverner, b. 1505, d. 1575.

2. A lawyer and a lay preacher of eccentric habits.

3. His Old Testament a revision of Matthew’s.

4. His New Testament a revision of Tyndale’s.

5. The notes a combination of Matthew’s and his own.

6. The Bible issued under the patronage of Lord Cromwell, and dedicated to the king. Pp. 34, 35.

9. The Great Bible.

Edition of 1539.—

1. Issued by direction of. Thomas Cromwell, Secretary of State, b. 1490, d. 1540.

2. A revision of Matthew’s under the editorial supervision of Coverdale.

3. Begun in Paris, but interrupted by order of Inquisition.

4. Many copies burned, but others saved and taken to London, where the work was finished.

5. Called "Great" because of its size.

6. Remarkable wood-cut on title-page.

7. Notes originally intended, but never inserted.

8. Its public use ordered by the king. Pp. 35-37.

Subsequent Editions. —

1. By direction of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, b. 1489, d. (burned) 1556.

2. In 1540 issued a revised edition of the Great Bible.

3. Printed in London by Parisian workmen, and with Parisian type.

4. Coverdale still editor.

5. Prologue written by Cranmer.

6. Hence this and the five subsequent editions known as "Cranmer’s Bibles."

7. In 1540 royal proclamation commanding that Bibles be provided for public reading.

8. Similar proclamations in 1541 and 1542.

9. In 1543 these proclamations modified, 10. The Great Bible very popular. Pp. 37-40.

10. Whittingham’s New Testament.

1. William Whittingham, b. 1524, d. 1579.

2. One of numerous refugees from England to the Continent during the Marian persecution.

3. His New Testament published in Geneva in 1557.

4. The only portion of Scripture published in English during the reign of Queen Mary.

5. Sometimes incorrectly called the "Genevan Testament."

6. A revision of other translations, especially of Tyndale’s, and collated with the New Testament of the Great Bible.