KJV precursor - 1568 Bishops' Bible
Scott Sanjay Hayes
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The King James Version translators updated the existing Bible of the church of England: the 1568 Bishops' Bible. However, that Bible hasn't yet been added to Logos for direct comparison. Also, it will help to refer to the Bishops' Bible when reading other works about the history of the King James Bible or the history of the English Bible in general.
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Every translation is controversial! So don't let that be the determining factor. It's interesting to see the differences so I'm a "go" for it. The only reason I would say not to publish it is if you don't get enough interest.0
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@Buck In German, they offer the oldest version of Luthers' translation of the New Testament: https://www.logos.com/product/217853/das-newe-testament-deutzsch from 1521/22 so why not the Bishops' Bible?0
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Also the percursor of the Bishops' Bible the Geneva bible is available: https://www.logos.com/product/46562/geneva-bible-text-and-notes0
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Thanks for this request.
The Bishops' Bible is an essential Bible Text and it's strange that it's missing from Logos.
Modern Critical Text proponent or not, this work is a must have, if only for historical reasons regarding the English Bible.0 -
@a-reformed Not to highjack your request, but you may be interested in two other related requests I made: the Great Bible (1539) and the Matthew Bible (1537).
https://feedback.faithlife.com/boards/logos-book-requests/posts/great-bible-1539
https://feedback.faithlife.com/boards/logos-book-requests/posts/matthew-bible-15370 -
Yes! Please publish this one. This is very important to people studying translations and the history of English translations. And I imagine it doesn't require any permissions after 400+ years.0
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The KJV is a direct revision of the Bishop's Bible and is integral to the history of the English Bible.0
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Not only the 1568, but the 1602 edition which was used by the King James' translators. There were significant changes between the two.0
