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in and 18, 1004. In tbat year King James I issued a commission to 

 fifty-four eminent divines to undertake tlie work. It was not begun, 

 however, until 1607, when seven of the original number bad died. The 

 forty-seven survivors were divided into six committees, two sitting at 

 Oxford, two at Cambridge, and two at Westminster. In 1010 their 

 work was completed, and then revised by a committee of six. Although 

 universally known as the Authorized versiou, no record, either ecclesi- 

 astical or civil, has ever been found of such authorization. The first 

 edition was printed by liobert Barker iu 1(511, 



The Kevised Veiision. — The increased knowledge concerning the 

 original texts of the Scriptures, especially of the Greek i^ew Testament, 

 which resulted from the discovery of old manuscripts led to the desire 

 for a revision of the Authorized version which was based upon the 

 received text of Erasmus and Stephanus and exhibited many discrep- 

 ancies from the emended original text. Such a revision was early advo- 

 cated by men like Bishop EUicott, Archbishop Trench, and Dean Alford. 

 Efforts were also made from time to time in the House of Commons to 

 have a royal commission appointed. In 1870 the upper house of the 

 Canterbury Convocation, on the motion of Bishoi) Wilberforce, took the 

 subject in band and instituted the proceedings which finally secured 

 the accomplishment of the work. In 1871 an American committee of 

 cooperation whs organized. The New Testament was comi)leted in 1881 

 and the Old Testament in 1885. 



Parallel New Testament. Eevised version and Authorized 

 version. (Seaside Library.) The Revised version of the New Testa- 

 ment appeared iu England May 17, 1881, and in America May '20, 1881. 

 The first half of the parallel Testament appeared in New York May 21 

 and the second half May 23. 



The New Testament, translated by Constantine Tiscbendorf, 

 Leipzig, 1809. Volume 1000, Tauchnitz series. — This translation was 

 based on the labors of Tiscbendorf in revising the Greek text, largely 

 due to bis discovery of the Sinaitic Codex. It points out many errors 

 in the Authorized version, and undoubtedly paved the way for the 

 Eevised version. 



Lutuee's Bible. German translation, made by Martin Luther. 

 Edition of 1554. — The New Testament api)eared in 1522 and the Old 

 Testament in parts between 1523 and 1532. The complete Bible 

 appeared in 1534. Previous to Luther's version there were in use at 

 least ten distinct German versions, literal translations of the Latin Bible. 

 Luther worked from the original tongues, and yet succeeded in giving 

 the Bible a real German dress and a style tbat would appeal to German 

 readers. Luther's translation was of prime importance iu assisting the 

 progress of the Reformation, and is also the foundation of the German 

 literary dialect. 



Spanish Old Testament. Amsterdam, Holland, 1661 A. D. (5421 

 A. M.). — The first edition of this translation was printed in the middle 



