About the Bible

About the Bible

• In 1535 the first complete English Bible was issued by Miles Coverdale and dedicated to King Henry VIII . Coverdale used Tyndale's version of the  New Testament and of the Pentateuch.

• The first printed portion of the English Bible appeared in 1525. it was William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament which was printed at Worm in Germany and shipped to England. Tyndale based his version,but on the greek text edited by Erasmus and printed in 1522.

• The most famous English Bible is the King james Version of 1611. sometimes called the authorized version.