September
23
Why Are There So Many Versions?
The first thing that comes to mind about the Bible that doesn’t make sense is the number of versions that exist.
Many people start with the argument of, “The Bible is Gods word”. If this is the case why are there so many versions of the bible that have been written. If it truly is the word of God it should be no need to change it.
These are just a basic examples of how the Bible has changed over the years.
| 5th – 11thcentury | Wessex Gospels – Hatton gospels – Old English Hexateuch – Old English Bible Translations |
| Middle English | Wycliffe – Middle English Bible translations |
| 16th – 17thcentury | Tyndale – Coverdale – Matthew – Great Bible – Taverner – Geneva – Bishops’ – Douay–Rheims – King James |
| 18th – 19thcentury | Challoner – Webster’s – Young’s Literal – Revised – Living Oracles – Darby – Joseph Smith – Quaker |
| 20thcentury | American Standard – Rotherham’s Emphasized – Ferrar Fenton – Worrell New Testament – Knox – Basic English – Revised Standard – Anchor – New World – Modern Language Bible – New English Bible – New American Standard – Good News – Jerusalem – New American – Living – New International – New Century – Bethel – New King James – New Jerusalem – Recovery – New Revised Standard – Revised English – Contemporary English – The Message – Clear Word – New Life – 21st Century King James – Third Millennium – New International Reader’s – New International Inclusive Language – God’s Word – New Living – Heinz Cassirer’s translation – Complete Jewish Bible – International Standard – Holman Christian Standard |
| 21stcentury | World English – World English Bible Messianic Edition – English Standard – Today’s New International – New English Translation (NET Bible) – New English Translation of the Septuagint – Orthodox Study Bible – The Voice – Common English Bible – WGC Illustrated – Apostolic Bible Polyglot – Open English Bible – Eastern Orthodox Bible – New American Bible Revised Edition – Lexham English Bible – The Orthodox Jewish Bible – Tree of Life Bible |