Matthew Bible
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The Matthew Bible is an early English translation of the Bible, first published in 1537 and largely based on the work of William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matthew Bible canonical | 4 |
| Matthew’s Bible | 1 |
| Matthew’s Version | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Bible Context triple: [John Rogers (martyr), notableWork, Matthew Bible]
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A.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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B.
Louis Segond Bible
The Louis Segond Bible is a widely used French Protestant translation of the Bible, first published in the late 19th century and known for its clear, classical language.
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C.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
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E.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Bible Target entity description: The Matthew Bible is an early English translation of the Bible, first published in 1537 and largely based on the work of William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
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A.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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B.
Louis Segond Bible
The Louis Segond Bible is a widely used French Protestant translation of the Bible, first published in the late 19th century and known for its clear, classical language.
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C.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
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E.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible
ⓘ
English Bible translation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Matthew Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew’s Bible
Matthew Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew’s Version
|
| associatedWithEvent | English Reformation Bible translations ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Henry VIII of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry VIII
|
| basedOnWorkOf |
Myles Coverdale
ⓘ
William Tyndale ⓘ |
| compiledBy | John Rogers ⓘ |
| compilerPseudonym | Thomas Matthew ⓘ |
| compilerPseudonymUsedBy | John Rogers ⓘ |
| contains |
Apocrypha (in early editions)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apocrypha
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| denominationContext |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
|
| editor | John Rogers ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1537 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bishops' Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishops’ Bible
Geneva Bible ⓘ Bishops' Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Great Bible
|
| genre | religious text ⓘ |
| influenced |
Geneva Bible
ⓘ
Bishops' Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Great Bible
King James Version ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Reformation
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtPublication | royal license ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combines Tyndale and Coverdale translations
ⓘ
first complete English Bible printed with royal permission ⓘ includes extensive marginal notes ⓘ strongly Protestant commentary ⓘ |
| printingLocation |
Antwerp
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| printingTechnology | movable type ⓘ |
| publisher |
Edward Whitchurch
ⓘ
Richard Grafton ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| scriptureSourceLanguages |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| subject |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
|
| targetAudience | English-speaking laity ⓘ |
| textSourceApocrypha |
Myles Coverdale
ⓘ
surface form:
Myles Coverdale’s Apocrypha translation
|
| textSourceHistoricalBooks | William Tyndale’s historical books translation ⓘ |
| textSourceNewTestament |
Tyndale Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
William Tyndale’s New Testament translation
|
| textSourcePentateuch |
Tyndale Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
William Tyndale’s Pentateuch translation
|
| textSourceRemainingOldTestament | Myles Coverdale’s Old Testament translation ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | evangelical ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Matthew Bible Description of subject: The Matthew Bible is an early English translation of the Bible, first published in 1537 and largely based on the work of William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Rogers (martyr)
this entity surface form:
Matthew’s Version
this entity surface form:
Matthew’s Bible