Bible translations of the 16th century

Whose words are these?

It will greatly help you to understand scripture if you note - no only what is spoken and written, but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what goes before and what follows.

• John Rogers

• Thomas Matthew

• Myles Coverdale

• King James I of England

When was Tyndale’s translation published?

• 1541

• 1525

• 1514

• 1611

How many scholars were enagged in the process of translating King James Bible?

• 50

• 49

• 48

• 47

When was King James Bible published?

• 1611

• 1705

• 1525

• 1620

How is King James Bible also called?

• the Great

• King James I Bible

• Authorized Version (KGV)

• King's Bible

Why was the Great Bible called "great"?

• Because it was translated by the great scholar

• Because of its size

• Because it was the best

• Because it was edited by a prominent group of scholars

´Two editions were printed in 1611, later distinguished as the “He” and “She” Bibles because of the variant readings “he” and “she” in the final clause of Ruth 3:15 (“and he went into the city”).

This is the description of ...

• King James Bible

• The Geneva Bible

• The Great Bible

• Coverdale's Bible

Who was criticized for heresy, executed by strangulation, and burned at stake?

• King James

• Myles Coverdale

• Thomas Matthew

• William Tyndale

This is

• The Geneva Bible

• Coverdale's Bible

• The Great Bible

• The Geneva Bible