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List of English Bible translations. The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew. The Latin Vulgate translation was dominant in Western Christianity through the Middle Ages. Since then, the Bible has been translated into many more languages.
While early English Bibles were generally based on a small number of Greek texts, or on Latin translations, modern English translations of the Bible are based on a wider variety of manuscripts in the original languages, mostly Greek and Hebrew.
By the year 500, the Bible had been translated into Ge'ez, Gothic, Armenian and Georgian. By the year 1000, a number of other translations were added (in some cases partial), including Old Nubian, Sogdian, Arabic and Slavonic languages, among others.
12 cze 2024 · Bible Gateway has more than 200 versions — including more than 60 in English — and there are many more out there, especially when you include partial translations such as OT-only or NT-only translations and individual books from independent scholars.
The visualization below shows Bible translations through time using this list of English Bible translations and view statistics for each detail page. The rise in the number of translations each decade since the 1950s is interesting.
4 wrz 2024 · 7,396 languages in the world. 3,640 languages have no Scripture – yet (down 25 from last month) But huge progress is being made: An average of one new translation (a full Bible or New Testament) is being completed every week. An average of one new language project is beginning every day.
20 lut 2024 · There have been so many translations of the Bible that it’s difficult to keep track of them all. In fact, since the 16th century, there have been around 900 translations into English alone! How were these translations made and by whom? How do we know which versions are most accurate? It’s often said that translation is interpretation.
