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Tatian created the Diatesseron in the 2nd Century A.D. What was it?
A very early type of harmony of the Gospels
Approximate number of copies of ancient Biblical manuscripts
5,000
Coptic Christians rejected the Council of Chalcedon in favor of monophysitistm. What is it?
The view that Christ has only one nature.
The New Testament was quickly translated into three languages. Name one.
Latin, Syriac, Coptic
One of the greatest Bible translators of all time - this man produced the first high quality Latin Bible. Who is he?
Jerome
Erasmus sought to produce a better Latin Bible, but in the process he produced a New Testament that sold like hotcakes in 1516. What language did his New Testament use?
Greek
This man translated the Bible into English nearly 200 years before Luther. He is called 'the Morning Star of the Reformation'. Who is he?
John Wycliffe
This English Bible was the first to add numbered verses to chapters and has been called 'the first study Bible'. What is it?
The Geneva Bible
Called 'the Father of the English Bible' - this man translated the Bible using so many wonderful new phrases, nearly every English translation until the 19th century was based on his work. Who is he?
William Tyndale
This Bible was authorized by an English monarch in 1611 and was the most popular English Bible well into the 20th century. What is it?
The King James Bible