Bible Translators
• Jerome (347–September 30, 420): Latin church father; translator of the Vulgate, which became the official text of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Bede the Venerable (672–May 26, 735): English monk and scholar; he translated the Gospel of John into Old English.
• John Wycliffe (1330–1384): English scholar and theologian; he advocated for, and possibly played some role in the translation of, an English vernacular version of the Bible which resulted in the Wycliffe Bible (English); he was declared a heretic after his death.
• Niccolò Malermi (c. 1422–1481): Italian biblical scholar; translator of the Malermi Bible, which was the first printed Italian translation.
• Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples (1455–1536): French humanist; he was the first to translate the Bible into French.
• Desiderius Erasmus (October 27, 1466–July 12, 1536): Dutch Roman Catholic theologian, scholar, and humanist; he translated the New Testament into Latin based off the Vulgate and included a collation of Greek texts which became known as the Textus Receptus.
• Martin Luther (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546): German Protestant Reformer; translator of the Luther Bible (German).
• William Tyndale (1494–October 6, 1536): English Protestant Reformer; translator of the Tyndale Bible, which was the first Bible printed in English; he was burned at the stake after being charged with heresy.
• Antonio Brucioli (c. 1498–December 6, 1566): Italian writer, publisher, and humanist; first to translate the Bible into Italian.
• Casiodoro de Reina (c. 1520–March 15, 1594): Spanish theologian; he translated the first complete Spanish Bible.
• Giovanni Diodati (June 6, 1576–October 3, 1649): Italian theologian; adhered to Calvinism; translator of Diodati Bible, which was used by Italian Protestants.
Parks, Jessica. 2022. “The Christian Bible Is Translated Into Many Languages.” In Church History Themes, edited by Zachariah Carter. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife.
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