Overview
BIBLE HISTORY
Timeline A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
| 1456 | First printed Latin Bible produced by Johannes Gutenberg. |
| 1526 | First complete edition of the English New Testament is published by William Tyndale. |
| 1530 | Tyndale publishes the first 5 books of the Old Testament (Genesis/Exodus/Leviticus/Numbers/Deuteronomy) in English. |
| 1535 | William Tyndale is arrested and imprisoned. |
| 1535 | Miles Coverdale, Tyndale’s associate, finishes Tyndale’s work and publishes the first complete translation of the Bible and Apocryphal books in English. |
| 1536 | Execution of Tyndale for his translation work. |
| 1537-68 | Matthew’s English Bible (1537), the Great English Bible (1539), and the Bishops’ English Bible (1568) are published heavily relying on Tyndale (Coverdale’s Bible). |
| 1611 | The King James Bible is first published. |
| 1881-85 | The King James Bible is revised and published as the Revised Version (RV) in England. |
| 1901 | The American Standard Version (ASV) is published in America. |
| 1946-52 | Revised Standard Version is published. |
| 1949 | Bible Society of Zimbabwe publishes its first ever publication in Shona BHAIBHERI a Mongenster translation |
| 1957 | Bible Society of Zimbabwe publishes Ndau Bible. |
| 1978 | Bible Society of Zimbabwe publishes Ndebele – Ibhayibhili Eligcwele, revised in 1982 & 1997. |
| 1979 | Bible Society of Zimbabwe publishes Bhaibheri Rinoera |
| 2000 | BSZ publishes Ndau New Revised Testament |
| 2002 | Bible Society publishes Shona Bhaibheri & Four Tonga Bible Books |
| 2007 | BSZ publishes Bhaibhiri Idzva Rechishona & Bhaibhiri Idzva Rechishona rine Dhuterokanonika. |
| 2009 | BSZ publishes Bhaibheri Revana & Ibhayibhili labantwana with illustrations, background pictures starting from the book of Genesis’s story of Eve. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe’s first publication turned 61 in 2010
Bible Society of Zimbabwe celebrates its first ever publication BHAIBHERI`s 61st anniversary in the year 2010 written and launched at Mongester Mission, in Masvingo Province. Ms N. Mlalazi the society’s Marketing Manager indicated that the publication is the organisation’s best seller at each of their distribution points even in non-shona speaking provinces. The publication has over the years become the pastors` favourite` most trusted reference, she added its popular maroon cover and red labelled edges clearly distinguishing it in the market market place. The 61year Bhaibheri drawn from the King James Version can be obtained in an indexed format or without an index.
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