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List of incomplete Bibles Bible Translated sections English variant Date Source Notes Aldhelm: Psalms (existence disputed) Old English: Late 7th or early 8th century
biblesociety.org.uk The British and Foreign Bible Society , often known in England and Wales as simply the Bible Society , is a non-denominational Christian Bible society with charity status whose purpose is to make the Bible available throughout the world.
The Winchester Bible is a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester between 1150 and 1175. With folios measuring 583 x 396 mm., it is the largest surviving 12th-century English Bible. [1]
H. A. Lockton writes that "The Poverty and Justice Bible (The Bible Society (UK), 2008) claims there are more than 2000 verses in the Bible dealing with the justice issues of rich-poor relations, exploitation and oppression". [196] Judaism practised charity and healing the sick but tended to limit these practices to their own people. [197]
The organization was founded in 1948 with representatives from national Biblical societies. [1] In 2008, it had 100 member societies. [2] In 2013, it had 145 member societies in more than 200 countries. [3]
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorised edition of the Bible in English, authorised by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England.
The World English Bible (WEB) is an English translation of the Bible freely shared online. [5] The translation work began in 1994 [4] and was deemed complete in 2020. [2] Created by Michael Paul Johnson with help from volunteers, [1] [6] the WEB is an updated revision of the American Standard Version from 1901.
Name Date Challoner's revision of the Douay–Rheims Bible: 1752 John Wesley, Wesley's New Testament: 1755 Quaker Bible: 1764 Benjamin Blayney, New Translations of Jeremiah, Lamentations and Zechariah