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.