Early English Bibles

<BODY STYLE="margin: 15px;" BGCOLOR="#E6F0FF" LINK="#CC0000" VLINK="#000099"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR><TD VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="sysimages/EEBLogo.gif" HEIGHT="52" WIDTH="328" BORDER="0"><BR> <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" COLOR="#E11B01" SIZE="4">The Roots of God's Word in English</FONT><BR> <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" COLOR="#000099" SIZE="2">NON-FRAMES VERSION</FONT> </CENTER> <BR><BR> <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"> On this Web Site you will discover the beginnings of today's English Bible. It is a story that begins some 1,500 years ago — back in the Dark Ages — long before there was an English Language as we know it. Through the years, as our language evolved and as we studied ancient writings and manuscripts, we gained a better understanding of Bible Times and Languages. The natural result of this was to publish new Bible versions that incorporated our new-found knowledge. The purpose of this Web Site is to document that process. <BR><BR> This is also a story of great men who were committed to bringing God's Word to the masses, regardless of the consequences. <FONT COLOR="#000099"><B>It is a story of how God Almighty has revealed Himself through the English Language in a way we all can understand</B></FONT>. As such, it is a story of God's Love.</FONT><BR><BR> <HR WIDTH="100%"> <CENTER> <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0"> <TR><TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000"><B>EARLY VERSIONS:</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>The Beginnings</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/beginnings1.html?gohome">Earliest Translations</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Tyndale's Translation</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/TyndaleSumm2a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/TyndaleFull2b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/TyndaleActu2c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/TyndaleAnot2d.html?gohome">Another Page</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Coverdale Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/CoverdaleSumm3a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/CoverdaleFull3b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/CoverdaleActu3c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/CoverdaleClos3d.html?gohome">Closeup View</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Matthew's Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/MatthewSumm4a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/MatthewFull4b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/MatthewActu4c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/MatthewClos4d.html?gohome">Closeup View</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Great Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GreatSumm5a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GreatFull5b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GreatActu5c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GreatClos5d.html?gohome">Closeup View</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Geneva Translation</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GenevaSumm6a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GenevaFull6b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GenevaActu6c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/GenevaClos6d.html?gohome">Closeup View</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Rheims-Douay Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/RheimsSumm7a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/RheimsFull7b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/RheimsActu7c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/RheimsAnot7d.html?gohome">Another Page</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Bishops' Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/BishopsSumm8a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/BishopsFull8b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/BishopsActu8c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/BishopsClos8d.html?gohome">Closeup View</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>King James Version</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/KJVSumm9a.html?gohome">Summary</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/KJVFull9b.html?gohome">Full Story</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/KJVActu9c.html?gohome">Actual Page</A></FONT>     <FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/KJVClos9d.html?gohome">Closeup View</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>The Differences</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="earlyversions/SeeTheDifferences.html?gohome">Compare the Texts</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000"><B>SPECIAL BIBLES:</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>The Eusebian Canon</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="specialbibles/UseCanon.html?gohome">Full Story & Examples</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Protestant-Catholic Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="specialbibles/ProtCath.html?gohome">Full Story & Actual Pages</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Hebrew-Latin Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="specialbibles/HebLat.html?gohome">Full Story & Actual Page</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Dual Latin Bible</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="specialbibles/LatLat.html?gohome">Full Story & Actual Page</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000"><B>OTHER TOPICS:</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Let the Buyer Beware</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="miscpages/LetBuyerBeware.html?gohome">Article & Examples</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>Dating Bible Books</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="miscpages/DatingBibleBooks.html?gohome">Article & Examples</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099"><B>How to Read Old English</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="miscpages/ReadOldEnglish.html?gohome">Tutorial with Examples</A><BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="miscpages/bibliography.html?gohome">Bibliography</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD WIDTH="50"> </TD><TD><FONT FACE="arial, Geneva, sans serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="miscpages/contact.html?gohome">Contact Us</A></FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE> <BR><HR><BR> <FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="1">All pages on this Web Site ©2007 M.J.Epler, Massillon, OH, USA<BR>All Rights Reserved<BR><BR> Web Hosting through <A HREF="http://www.kingsesi.com/" TARGET="_new">King's Electronic Service</A><BR> </FONT> </CENTER> </BODY>