Versions


Ancient Versions

  • Introduction to early versions …
  • Samaritan Pentateuch
  • Aramaic Targums
  • Greek Septuagint
  • Latin Vulgate
  • Syriac Peshitta

  • Other ancient versions …

Early Versions

  • History of early Bible translation …
  • Clementine Vulgate


Early English Versions

  • History of English Bibles and Bible translation …
  • Anglo-Saxon Gospels
  • Tyndale New Testament
  • Coverdale Bible
  • “Matthew” Bible
  • Great Bible
  • Geneva Bible
  • Bishops’ Bible
  • Douay-Rheim Bible

  • Other early English Bible versions …

Other Early Versions

  • Other early versions …


Modern English Versions

Other Modern Versions

  • Bible versions around the world …​
  • Reina Valera (RV)
  • Lutherbibel
  • Bible de Jérusalem
  • Synodal Bible (Синодальный перевод)
  • Nuova riveduta
  • Other modern versions …

Canons

Different faith traditions revere different collections of Scriptures.

  • Development of biblical canons …
  • Criteria of biblical canons …
  • Jewish canons
  • Samaritan canon
  • Eastern Orthodox canons
  • Roman Catholic canons
  • Protestant canons
  • Other biblical canons …

Textual Criticism

Since we no longer have the original manuscripts, scholars try to recreate the original text from the evidence we have.

  • Introduction to textual criticism …
  • Old Testament / Tanakh
  • New Testament