THE BIBLE

Long Ago Sacred Records were written by Men of God in HEBREW & GREEK

Jerome translated the records from Hebrew & Greek

As the number of Latin speaking Christians grew the Pope wanted it written in Latin not
many people could read & write, those who did were clergy of the church.
This Latin Version is called The Latin Vulgate

1380 AD John Wycliffe translated from the Latin

1456 AD

OLD ENGLISH

The Printing Press in Germany made it possible for many people

to read The Bible

William Tyndale secretly & in hiding - translated from Hebrew & Greek
1526 AD into
beautiful ENGLISH
1500s

1611 AD

William wanted Everyone to read The Bible Not just Clergy

More Translations were made Protestant, Roman Catholic, French & more
Many people were burned & killed for trying to write, read & memorize The Bible in English

King James hired 47 translators to make ONE Bible ALL religions would accept
happy
"The King James Version "
From original Hebrew, Greek & William Tyndales Translation

1830-1844

1979

ENGLISH

Joseph Smith was told by God to Translate a Few parts of The Bible
The LDS Version is the King James Bible with Joseph Smith's translations

How we got . . .

THE BIBLE

Long Ago Sacred Records were written by Men of God in HEBREW

& GREEK

Jerome translated the records from Hebrew & Greek

380 AD

As the number of Latin speaking Christians grew the Pope wanted it written in Latin not
many people could read & write, those who did were clergy of the church.
This Latin Version is called The Latin Vulgate

1380 AD John Wycliffe translated from the Latin

1456 AD

LATIN

OLD ENGLISH

The Printing Press in Germany made it possible for many people to

read The Bible

William Tyndale secretly & in hiding - translated from Hebrew & Greek
1526 AD into
beautiful ENGLISH
William wanted Everyone to read The Bible Not just Clergy

1500s

1611 AD

More Translations were made Protestant, Roman Catholic, French & more
Many people were burned & killed for trying to write, read & memorize The Bible in English

King James hired 47 translators to make ONE Bible ALL religions would accept
happy
"The King James Version "
From original Hebrew, Greek & William Tyndales Translation

1830-1844

1979

ENGLISH

Joseph Smith was told by God to Translate a Few parts of The Bible
The LDS Version is the King James Bible with Joseph Smith's translations

"Ironically, at a time when the best and most useful edition of

The BIBLE is available,
The BIBLE is still suppressed in much of the world.
It's voice still struggles to be heard.
It's message suffers most from abandonment" Lenet Hadley Read

380 AD

LATIN

"Ironically, at a time when the best and most useful edition of

The BIBLE is available,
The BIBLE is still suppressed in much of the world.
It's voice still struggles to be heard.
It's message suffers most from abandonment" Lenet Hadley Read

How we got . . .