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    The Heritage of the English Bible
    The Heritage of the English Bible
    The Heritage of the English Bible
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    The Heritage of the English Bible

    By Danny Conn

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    We are privileged to have the Scriptures available to us in abundance today, but that hasn't always been the case. Recognizing the King James Version's 400 years of history, this book provides a review of the history of our English Bible. The reader will rediscover the period of time between the original manuscripts and the beginning of the English translation. Following this history a more in depth review of the history of the King James Version is given. An added feature to this work is the replical pages from the Original 1611 Edition of the King James Bible. Favorite passages like Psalm 23 and 1 Cornthians 13 are among the many replica pages shown. There is also a timeline of publication of Bible translations beginning with the earliest English translations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandall House
    Release dateJul 12, 2011
    ISBN9781614840626
    The Heritage of the English Bible
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    Danny Conn

    Dr. Danny Conn's expertise comes from over 25 years in ministry serving as a youth pastor, minister of education, pastor and now as the Editorial Director of curriculum at Randall House. He received his undergraduate degree in Theology from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College and earned a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Free Will Baptist Bible College. He earned the doctorate in Educational Administration from Pensacola Christian College. He and his wife, Diane, live in Antioch, TN.

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      The Heritage of the English Bible - Danny Conn

      The Heritage of the English Bible

      Translation it is that openeth the window, to let in the light; that breaketh the shell, that we may eat the kernel; that putteth aside the curtain, that we may look into the most Holy place; that removeth the cover of the well, that we may come by the water, even as Jacob rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, by which means the flocks of Laban were watered. Indeed without translation into the vulgar tongue, the unlearned are but like children at Jacob’s well (which is deep) without a bucket or something to draw with; or as that person mentioned by Isaiah, to whom when a sealed book was delivered, with this motion, Read this, I pray thee, he was fain to make this answer, I cannot, for it is sealed.¹

      We are blessed today to have the Scripture available to us in abundance, but it has not always been so. In recognition of the quatercentennial anniversary of the King James Version, this booklet provides a brief look at the Heritage of Our English Bible.

      Imagine if the only Scripture available to you was what you could glean from a few songs. We love our great hymns of the faith and the stirring songs of praise to God. Yet even when filled with Scriptural truth, they are an incomplete record. They are an insufficient resource of the revelation of God. But this was the circumstance in the early days of the English language.

      Early English Translations

      In 7th century England, the Latin Vulgate was the only translation available, and only the Roman Church clergy had access to it. The only Scripture the common people heard was the reading in Latin. But when these passages were explained to a gifted, illiterate poet named Cædmon, he would render them in verse in the Old English tongue. Bede, the revered monk and English historian, said of Cædmon, He sang of the creation of the world, the origin of the human race, and the whole story of Genesis. He sang of Israel’s exodus from Egypt, the entry into the Promised Land, and many other events of scriptural history. He sang of the Lord’s Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension into heaven, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the teaching of the Apostles.²

      Cædmon’s Hymn is the only remaining testimony of his work and is considered one of the earliest examples of Old English and Old English poetry (ca. 670).

      A handful of Old English translations of portions of Scripture are attributed to various individuals from the 8th century through the 10th. Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne, (ca. 700) was known for singing and teaching in the vernacular and is said to have translated the book of Psalms into Old English. According to tradition,

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