Episcopal Bible

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Cover of the Bishop's Bible (1568), on which a portrait of Queen Elisabeth can be found, although the Bible was not literally dedicated to the Queen.

The Bishops Bible (English. Bishops' Bible ) is an English translation of the Bible , which was published in 1568 for the first time and that was in 1572 again heavily revised and published.

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The Church of England had the Episcopal Bible drawn up to replace the Great Bible from 1539. The Geneva Bible had appeared shortly before in Switzerland , but it turned out to be a strong competitor to the Bishop 's Bible . The Geneva Bible showed a pronounced Calvinist character , particularly in its marginal notes, which the Church of England did not like. This translation was also to be replaced by the Bishops' Bible.

The text of the Episcopal Bible consisted not only of the Old and New Testaments , but also contained the Apocrypha .

The Bishop's Bible was heavily revised again in 1572. At the beginning of the 17th century the English Bible was revised again. The Bishop 's Bible acted as the starting point for the revision that became known as the King James Bible and actually managed to largely displace the Geneva Bible .

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