THE VULGATE FROM JEROME TO GUTENBERG Jerome’s text suffered many vicissitudes throughout the ages. In assembling a complete Bible, copyists would
THE BIBLE IN PRINT With the invention of printing, the Bible ran through edition afler edition - 124 in the first 50 years, all sponsored by the
THE BIBLE IN ENGLISH The first complete English translation of the Bible appeared relatively late, probably not until the 14th Century. However, the
EARLY HISTORY NOT DEFINITELY KNOWN Much of the earlier history of the Bible in English still remains a mystery. Tradition holds that Aidan, Bishop
WYCLIF’S TRANSLATION The next important English version is the so-called Wycliftrans-lation, of which over 150 manuscripts are extant. It is taken
THE DOUAY-RHEIMS TRANSLATION The first complete and printed Catholic English translation that is definitely known appeared rather late, at the turn