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| notes = {{quote|The '''Bible''' (from Koine Greek {{polytonic|τὰ βιβλία}}, ''tà biblía'', "the books") is a collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. It is a collection of scriptures written at different times by different authors in different locations. Jews and Christians consider the books of the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration or an authoritative record of the relationship between God and humans.
| notes = {{quote|The '''Bible''' (from Koine Greek {{polytonic|τὰ βιβλία}}, ''tà biblía'', "the books") is a collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. It is a collection of scriptures written at different times by different authors in different locations. Jews and Christians consider the books of the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration or an authoritative record of the relationship between God and humans.
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There is no single canonical "Bible"; many Bibles have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint; the Hebrew Bible is known in Judaism as the '''Tanakh'''. The New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, consisting of narratives, letters and apocalyptic writings. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon, primarily in the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect.|{{wikipediaref}}}}
There is no single canonical "Bible"; many Bibles have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint; the Hebrew Bible is known in Judaism as the '''Tanakh'''. The New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, consisting of narratives, letters and apocalyptic writings. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon, primarily in the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect.|{{wikipediaref}}}}


The translations of the Bible represented here are in order of oldest to newest and divided between the Jewish translations of the Tanakh and the Christian translations including both the Old and New Testament.
The translations of the Bible represented here are in order of oldest to newest and divided between the Jewish translations of the Tanakh and the Christian translations including both the Old and New Testament. The first five books of the Tanakh as also known as the '''Pentateuch'''. The first four books of the New Testament are also known as the '''Gospels'''.
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==Hebrew Bibles==
==Hebrew Bibles==
<!-- * ''[[The Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures]]'', translated by [[Author:Isaac Leeser|Isaac Leeser]] (1853).
* ''[[Bible (Jewish Publication Society of America)|Jewish Publication Society of America Version]]'', translated by the [[Portal:Jewish Publication Society of America|Jewish Publication Society of America]], 1917.
* ''[[The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel]]'', translated by [[Author:John Wesley Etheridge|John Wesley Etheridge]] (1862) -->
* ''[[Bible (Jewish Publication Society of America)|Jewish Publication Society of America Version]]'', translated by the [[Portal:Jewish Publication Society of America|Jewish Publication Society of America]] (1917).


==Christian Bibles==
==Christian Bibles==
* ''[[Bible (Wycliffe)|Wycliffe's Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:John Wycliffe|John Wycliffe]], 1380s.
* ''[[Wycliffe Bible]]'', translated by John Wycliffe, 1380s.
* ''[[Bible (Tyndale)|Tyndale Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:William Tyndale|William Tyndale]], 1526.
* ''[[Bible (Tyndale)|Tyndale Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:William Tyndale|William Tyndale]], 1526.
* ''[[Bible (Coverdale)|Coverdale Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Myles Coverdale|Myles Coverdale]], 1535.
* ''[[Bible (Coverdale)|Coverdale Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Myles Coverdale|Myles Coverdale]], 1535.
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* ''[[Bible (Bishops')|Bishops' Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Matthew Parker|Matthew Parker]] ''et al.'', 1568.
* ''[[Bible (Bishops')|Bishops' Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Matthew Parker|Matthew Parker]] ''et al.'', 1568.
* ''[[Bible (Douay-Rheims)|Douay–Rheims Bible]]'', translated by the [[Portal:English College|English College]] at Douai, 1582-1610.
* ''[[Bible (Douay-Rheims)|Douay–Rheims Bible]]'', translated by the [[Portal:English College|English College]] at Douai, 1582-1610.
* ''[[Authorized King James Version]]'', translated by [[Author:Richard Bancroft|Richard Bancroft]] ''et al.'', 1611.
* ''[[King James Version]]'', translated by [[Author:Richard Bancroft|Richard Bancroft]] ''et al.'', 1611.
* ''[[Bible (Thomson)|Thomson's Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Charles Thomson|Charles Thomson]], 1808.
* ''[[Bible (Thomson)|Thomson's Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Charles Thomson|Charles Thomson]], 1808.
* ''[[Bible (Webster's)|Webster's Revision]]'', edited by [[Author:Noah Webster|Noah Webster]], 1833.
* ''[[Bible (Webster's)|Webster's Revision]]'', edited by [[Author:Noah Webster|Noah Webster]], 1833.
* ''[[Bible (English Revised Version)|English Revised Version]]'', edited by [[Author:Charles John Ellicott|Charles John Ellicott]] ''et al.'', 1885.
* ''[[Bible (English Revised Version)|English Revised Version]]'', edited by [[Author:Charles John Ellicott|Charles John Ellicott]] ''et al.'', 1885.
* [[The Holy Bible (YLT)|''Young's Literal Translation,'']] translated by [[Author:Robert Young|Robert Young]], 1898.
* ''[[The Holy Bible (YLT)|Young's Literal Translation]]'', translated by [[Author:Robert Young|Robert Young]], 1898.
* ''[[Bible (American Standard)|American Standard Version]]'', translated by [[Author:Philip Schaff|Philip Schaff]] ''et al.'', 1900.
* ''[[Bible (American Standard)|American Standard Version]]'', translated by [[Author:Philip Schaff|Philip Schaff]] ''et al.'', 1900.
* ''[[The Emphasised Bible]]'', translated by {{al|Joseph Bryant Rotherham}}, 1916.
* ''[[The Emphasised Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Joseph Bryant Rotherham|Joseph Bryant Rotherham]], 1916.
* ''[[Bible (Basic English)|Bible in Basic English]]'', translated by [[Author:Samuel Henry Hooke|Samuel Henry Hooke]], 1941–9.
* ''[[Bible (Basic English)|Bible in Basic English]]'', translated by [[Author:Samuel Henry Hooke|Samuel Henry Hooke]], 1941–9.
* ''[[Bible (World English)|World English Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Michael Paul Johnson|Michael Paul Johnson]] and volunteers at http://ebible.org, ongoing since 1997.
* ''[[Bible (World English)|World English Bible]]'', translated by [[Author:Michael Paul Johnson|Michael Paul Johnson]]
* ''[[Translation:Bible|The Free Bible]]'', translated by [[Wikisource:Translations|Wikisource]], ongoing since 2006.
* ''[[Translation:Bible|The Free Bible]]'', translated by [[Wikisource:Translations|Wikisource]], ongoing since 2006.
* ''[[Bible (Berean Standard)|Berean Standard Bible]]'' translated by Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee, 2016, 2020, 2023.
* ''[[Bible (Literal Standard Version)|Literal Standard Version]]'', translated by [[Portal:Covenant Press|Covenant Press]], 2020.


==Individual works==
==Individual works==
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==See also==
* [[Septuagint]]


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Revision as of 16:42, 26 June 2024

English-language translations of
The Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. It is a collection of scriptures written at different times by different authors in different locations. Jews and Christians consider the books of the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration or an authoritative record of the relationship between God and humans.

There is no single canonical "Bible"; many Bibles have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint; the Hebrew Bible is known in Judaism as the Tanakh. The New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, consisting of narratives, letters and apocalyptic writings. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon, primarily in the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect.

The translations of the Bible represented here are in order of oldest to newest and divided between the Jewish translations of the Tanakh and the Christian translations including both the Old and New Testament. The first five books of the Tanakh as also known as the Pentateuch. The first four books of the New Testament are also known as the Gospels.

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English-language translations of The Bible include:
Multilingual Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Hebrew Bibles

Christian Bibles

Individual works

Old Testament

New Testament

Deuterocanon/Apocrypha


See also