单词 | great bible |
释义 | > as lemmasGreat Bible Great Bible n. the English translation of the Bible prepared by Miles Coverdale (1539) and authorized for public reading by Henry VIII; (also) any of the revised editions of this, esp. that of 1540 with a preface by Thomas Cranmer. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > edition > [noun] > Coverdale Great Bible1540 1540 Bible (Great) (title page) The newe testament in Englishe accordynge to the translacion of the greate Bible. 1604 (title) The Psalmes of David after the translation of the Great Bible, pointed. 1739 J. Lewis Compl. Hist. Transl. Bible into Eng. (ed. 2) iii. 191 Then follow the several Books of the New Testament in order as in the Great Bible of Archbishop Cranmer's revising. 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 374/2 The Great Bible, or Cranmer's. 1882 H. Morley Eng. Lit. 254 In April of the same year, 1539, appeared Coverdale's revision of Tyndal's work and his own, in the folio known as Cromwell's (or the Great) Bible. 1955 Life 26 Dec. 136/2 After breaking with the Pope, Henry VIII authorized the translation of the Great Bible which was put into the churches on a chain so it could not be taken away. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Review section) 2 Between Coverdale's first Bible (1535) and the Great Bible (1539) comes the so-called Matthew Bible of 1537. < as lemmas |
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