Which translation of the Bible is the oldest?
1494–1536). Tyndale’s Bible is credited with being the first English translation to work directly from Hebrew and Greek texts. Furthermore, it was the first English biblical translation that was mass-produced as a result of new advances in the art of printing.
What year was the first Bible written?
The Bible as library
The Old Testament is the original Hebrew Bible, the sacred scriptures of the Jewish faith, written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC. The New Testament books were written by Christians in the first century AD.
How old is Ethiopian Christianity?
“According to Ethiopian tradition, Christianity first came to the Aksum Empire in the fourth century A.D. when a Greek-speaking missionary named Frumentius converted King Ezana.
When was the Ethiopian Bible made?
It was created in the 17th century, but is a replica of an earlier 15th-century manuscript.
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Ethiopic Bible.
| Full title: | ኦሪት Octateuch, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል Gospels and Ecclesiastical works. |
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| Created: | Late 17th century, Gondar |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | Geez |