Geneva Bible

The Geneva Bible (English Geneva Bible), sometimes referred to as the Geneva Bible is an English translation of the Bible, which was published since 1557.

Translation

The Calvinist William Whittingham, who had fled from England from persecution by Mary I, worked together with others in Geneva a revision of the English Bible. Established basis of the review is the Bible translation by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale, which were compared with the original Greek text of the New Testament and the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. The New Testament of the Geneva Bible was first published in 1557. The first complete version of the Geneva Bible was published in 1560 and then was able to officially recognized bishop Bible make strong competition.

However, the notes in the Geneva Bible had a strong Calvinist and Puritan character which the Church of England, as well as the English King James I disliked greatly. To replace the now successful Geneva Bible, the English Bible was therefore revised again in the early 17th century. 1611 this King James Version was published.

Between 1560 and 1640, the Geneva Bible was published in 96 editions, which appeared eight after the publication of the King James. All editions before 1575 were printed outside of England.