Bishops' Bible
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The Bishops' Bible was an English translation of the Bible produced under the authority of the Church of England in the 16th century and served as the principal Anglican Bible before being superseded by the King James Version.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishops’ Bible | 2 |
| Great Bible | 2 |
| Parker Bible (Bishops’ Bible revision work) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian Bible
ⓘ
English Bible translation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Elizabethan religious settlement ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Church of England
ⓘ
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Geneva Bible
ⓘ
Great Bible ⓘ Tyndale Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Tyndale's Bible
|
| category |
16th-century books
ⓘ
Anglican liturgy ⓘ English Reformation literature ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 16th century ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Archbishop Matthew Parker
ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew Parker
various Church of England bishops ⓘ |
| contains |
Apocrypha (in early editions)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apocrypha
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1568 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| editor |
Archbishop Matthew Parker
ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew Parker
|
| firstPublished | 1568 ⓘ |
| genre |
Bible translation
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
|
| influenced | King James Version ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Anglican worship ⓘ |
| namedAfter | bishops of the Church of England ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intended to counter popularity of the Geneva Bible
ⓘ
produced under episcopal supervision ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| predecessor | Great Bible ⓘ |
| principalVersionFor |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican Church
|
| printingTechnology | early modern letterpress printing ⓘ |
| publisher | Church of England ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide an authorized Bible for use in the Church of England
ⓘ
to replace the Great Bible in public worship ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| status | principal Anglican Bible before King James Version ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian theology
ⓘ
biblical text ⓘ |
| successor | King James Version ⓘ |
| supersededBy | King James Version ⓘ |
| translationOf |
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek New Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| usedBy |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicans
Church of England ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Bible
this entity surface form:
Bishops’ Bible
this entity surface form:
Great Bible
this entity surface form:
Bishops’ Bible
subject surface form:
Matthew Parker
this entity surface form:
Parker Bible (Bishops’ Bible revision work)