Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Versions of the Scripture, Ancient It is very gratifying to find in history how in many places, as the gospel was disseminated and souls were saved, they naturally felt a need for the scriptures, and how that need was by the providence of God supplied. This blessing would doubtless have been vouchsafed everywhere, and continually … Continue reading “Versions of the Scripture, Ancient”

Versions of the Bible, Coptic DIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four principal dialects, Bohairic (formerly Memphitic), Fayumic, Sahidic (formerly Theban), and Akhmimic. The relative antiquity of these as literary idioms is much debated. But the fact is that no Bohairic manuscript and probably no Fayumic manuscript is older than the ninth century, … Continue reading “Versions of the Bible, Coptic”

Versions of the Bible Synopsis GREEK: Septuagint; Aquila; Theodotion; Symmachus; other versions. VERSIONS FROM THE SEPTUAGINT: Vetus Itala or Old Latin; Egyptian or Coptic (Bohairic, Sahidic, Akhmimic, and Fayûmic, i.e. Middle Egyptian or Bashmuric); Ethiopic and Amharic (Falasha, Galla); Gothic; Georgian or Grusian; Syriac; Slavic (Old Slavonic, Russian, Ruthenian, Polish, Czech or Bohemian, Slovak, Serbian … Continue reading “Versions of the Bible”

Versions, Georgian, Gothic, Slavonic jorji-an, gothik, sla-vonik: 1. The Georgian Version: Georgia is the name given to the territory extending to the East of the Black Sea, a country that has had an independent national existence of 2,000 years but is now (under the name Grusinia) a part of the trans-Caucasian domain of Russia. The … Continue reading “Versions, Georgian, Gothic, Slavonic”

Versions, Authorized Versions, Authorized. 1. Wycliffe. — The New Testament was translated by Wycliffe himself; The Old Testament was undertaken by Nicholas Deuteronomy Hereford, but was interrupted, and ends abruptly (following so far the order of the Vulgate) in the middle of Baruch. The version was based entirely upon the Vulgate. The following characteristics may … Continue reading “Versions, Authorized”

Versions, Ancient, of The Old and New Testaments Versions, Ancient, of the Old and New Testaments. In treating of the ancient versions that have come down to us, in whole or in part, they will be described in the alphabetical order of the languages. I. Aethiopic Version. — Christianity was introduced into Aethiopia in the … Continue reading “Versions, Ancient, of The Old and New Testaments”

Versions (See OLD TESTAMENT; NEW TESTAMENT; SAMARITAN PENTATEUCH; and SEPTUAGINT.) TARGUM is the general term for the Aramaic or Chaldee versions of the Old Testament Ezra established the usage of regular readings of the law (Neh 8:2; Neh 8:8), already ordained in Deu 31:10-13 for the feast of tabernacles, and recognized as the custom “every … Continue reading “Versions”

Version, The Revised English This originated with a resolution passed in the Convocation of Canterbury in the year 1870. A Committee of Revisers was appointed for the Old Testament and another for the New, and the work was proceeded with. The New Testament was published in May, 1881. Besides the few remarks with regard to … Continue reading “Version, The Revised English”

Version, The Authorised On the accession of James (A.D. 1603) there were more outcries for a new translation of the Bible, but the suggestion was as strongly discountenanced by others. It was discussed at the Hampton Court Conference in 1604, but nothing definitely settled. The king, however, took up the matter: it would be to … Continue reading “Version, The Authorised”

Version, Revised At a convocation of the bishops and other dignitaries of the Church of England, 1870, it was decided to revise the King James (the Authorized) Version of the Bible, which had been made in 1611. The intervening two centuries and a half had seen a considerable advance in scholarly study of the original … Continue reading “Version, Revised”