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Who Changed the Bible from Latin to English?
William Tyndale
The Tyndale Bible generally refers to the body of biblical translations by William Tyndale into Early Modern English, made c. 1522–1536. Tyndale’s Bible is credited with being the first Bible translation in the English language to work directly from Hebrew and Greek texts.
When was the Bible changed from Latin to English?
Early Modern English Bible translations are of between about 1500 and 1800, the period of Early Modern English. This was the first major period of Bible translation into the English language. This period began with the introduction of the Tyndale Bible. The first complete edition of his New Testament was in 1526.
Who first translated the Bible into Chinese?
Archimandrite Gury
The first translation was done by Archimandrite Gury (Karpov), head of the 14th Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing (1858-1864). He commenced translation work from the Slavonic in 1859, completing a draft after four years.
What are the Bible translations into Chinese?
Bible translations into Chinese include translations of the whole or parts of the Bible into any of the levels and varieties of the Chinese language. Publication of early or partial translations began in the nineteenth century, but progress was encumbered by denominational rivalries, theological clashes,…
Why do the Chinese names of the biblical figures make sense?
The Chinese names of the aforementioned biblical figures make sense when one realises that they might have been transliterated from “Iesus” in Latin, or “Ya’qob” and “Hawwah” in Hebrew. What happened to China’s early Christians and their heretic doctrine?
How did the Chinese Union version of the Bible come about?
When Christians produced a definitive Mandarin translation of the Bible, the Chinese Union Version, they consulted ancient Greek texts as well as editions in English Their translations of metaphors and allegories introduced to China phrases such as sacrificial lamb and a tooth for a tooth whose biblical origins are forgotten today
Is the Chinese word “sacrificial lamb” biblical?
Phrases like yiya huanya (“a tooth for a tooth”) and daizui gaoyang (“sacrificial lamb”) have become part of the Chinese language, to the extent that many Chinese today do not realise they are biblical in origin. Christians believe the Bible to be written by authors whose pens were guided by the invisible hand of God.