Coverdale Bible 1535: Textus Receptus Bibles

by Myles Coverdale, Keith Mason (Editor)

This is the second Bible in the Textus Receptus Bibles - Historical Series. The Coverdale Bible, compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535, was the first complete Modern English translation of the Bible with the Old and New Testament translated from the original Hebrew and Greek. The later editions (folio and quarto) published in 1539 were the first complete Bibles printed in England. The 1539 Folio edition carried the royal license and was, therefore, the first officially approved Bible translation in English.

Textus Receptus Bibles are noted for their advanced navigation which makes them useful as reference works in the eBook environment. You can find books, chapters, and verses quickly and easily, then jump back to the chapter and book indexes just as easily.

3852 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles (1488 – 20 January 1569), was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553).[1] Regarding his probable birth county, Daniell cites John Bale, author of a sixteenth century scriptorium, giving it as Yorkshire. Having studied philosophy and theology in Cambridge, Coverdale became an Augustinian friar and went to the house of his order, also in Cambridge. In 1514 John Underwood, a suffragan bishop and archdeacon of Norfolk, ordained him priest in Norwich. He was at the house of the Augustinians when in about 1520, Robert Barnes returned from Louvain to become its prior. In 1535, Coverdale produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English. His theological development is a paradigm of the progress of the English Reformation from 1530 to 1552. By the time of his death, he had transitioned into an early Puritan, affiliated to Calvin, yet still advocating the teachings of Augustine.