The English Bible Translations and History

About the Book

The English Bible Translations and History, Historical Edition, is a study of the translations of the Bible from the time of Jerome (405 AD) to the publication in 1611 of the Authorized Version. It covers the Reformation in England, the reigns of King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, legislation during this period, plus a study of the historical, theological, and political problems relating to Rome and to the Protestants. It treats the development of the Vulgate plus the translations of John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, the Coverdale Bible, the Great Bible, the Bishops’ Bible, the Geneva Bible, the Matthew’s Bible, the Rheims-Douay Bible, and the Bible of Richard Challoner in 1750. Related Bible history and translations are also discussed in this work. Extensive documentation is contained within the text of the book.

About the Author

Dr. John C. Greider received his BA degree from the University of Georgia, MA degree from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, BD degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. degree in England from the University of Liverpool. He studied Classical Languages and Literature for two years in Germany at the University of Heidelberg, and an additional year on a Fulbright Scholarship in Greece at the University of Thessalonica. He is an Emeritus Professor of English at Kennesaw State University. Dr. John C. Greider is a Southern Baptist.