Biblical History Chapter 5 Greek New Testament Dictionary 1516

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With the development of the moveable printer stamp and ink that doesn't freeze. The conquest of both Greece and what was left of the Eastern Roman Empire. Time had come for the printing of a New Testament Dictionary and Bible. However Erasmus considered it as a secondary objective. While in Basil Switzerland he stumbled upon a copy written by Lorenzo Valla. In it Father Vala did his research and found out that Constantine did not give Rome to the Papacy as they claimed. So he set out to write his own version of the Latin Vulgate. Freubin who was Erasmus publisher. Had learned that Cardinal Jimenez was seeking papal approval to publish his own Bible. He has once said that the first edition in 1516 was more preceptated rather than edited. So Erasmus had to focus on publishing the dictionary rather than a new version of the latin text. In time up to 5 edition were published before he passed away on 7-12-1536.

Biblical History Chapter 4 First Printed Hebrew Grammar Book 1506

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This Chapter is about a man who wanted to Study Kabbalah. Johann Reuchlin was a humanist. Humanist back then believed in the Supernatural. Born in Pforzheim Germany in 1455. He wanted to study Jewish Mysticism. This meant studying Hebrew. While working at the Germany embassy. He met a Physician name Jakob ben Jehiel Loans who was being employed by Emperor Frederick at Linz. After many years of studying Hebrew. In 1506 he wrote a grammar book entitled De Rudimentis Hebraicis. It origin was based on a different book called Hebarae Veritas written by a rabbi by the name of David Kimhi. Passes away in 1522. This was next step for the opening of the scriptures to read by the common man.

Biblical History Chapter 2 Latin Vulgate 382-407 AD

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Pope Damasus I called for a council to discuss on what an offical cannon list would be. Later on he sent a notice to Jerome on a need to revise then New Testament. He was born at Sidon, Italy on 3-27-347AD. The then official cannon was named Vetus Latina. Before Damasus I passes Jerome wrote this; "Therefore, this present little preface promises only the four Gospels, the order of which is Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, revised in comparison with only old Greek books. They do not disagree with many familiar Latin readings, as we have kept our pen in control, but only those in which the sense will have been seen to have changed (from the Greek) are corrected; the rest remain as they have been". After he finished writing the new translation, Jerome fled from Rome in 385. He began to live in a monastery at Bethlehem, Palestina Prima. Where he began to learn how to read and write in Hebrew. After writing a Greek Translation of the Psalms out of Hebrew. Jerome continued to translated the entire Old Testament out of the ancient language. When it was said an done both the Old and New Testament were translated into the most common people language the Latin Vulgate. He passed away in 9-30-420 AD at the age of 73.