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the authority of the Church of England in the 16th century and served as the principal Anglican Bible before being superseded by the King James Version.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishops’ Bible | 4 |
| Great Bible | 2 |
| Bishops' Bible canonical | 1 |
| Parker Bible (Bishops’ Bible revision work) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157799 — 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: Bishops' Bible Context triple: [King James Version, predecessor, Bishops' Bible]
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A.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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B.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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C.
King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
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D.
Luther Bible
The Luther Bible is Martin Luther’s influential 16th-century German translation of the Christian Bible that helped shape both the German language and the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Synodal Bible
The Synodal Bible is the standard Russian Orthodox Church translation of the Bible into modern Russian, first published in the 19th century and still widely used in liturgy and personal study.
- 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: Bishops' Bible Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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B.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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C.
King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
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D.
Luther Bible
The Luther Bible is Martin Luther’s influential 16th-century German translation of the Christian Bible that helped shape both the German language and the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Synodal Bible
The Synodal Bible is the standard Russian Orthodox Church translation of the Bible into modern Russian, first published in the 19th century and still widely used in liturgy and personal study.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bishops' Bible Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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)
this entity surface form:
Bishops’ Bible
this entity surface form:
Bishops’ Bible