Cranmer Bible
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The Cranmer Bible is the 1539 English translation of the Bible authorized under Henry VIII, notable as the first officially sanctioned English Bible for use in the Church of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cranmer Bible canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5132100 — 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: Cranmer Bible Context triple: [Great Bible, alsoKnownAs, Cranmer Bible]
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A.
Bishops' Bible
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the authority of the Church of England in the 16th century and served as the principal Anglican Bible before being superseded by the King James Version.
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B.
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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C.
Lollard Bible
The Lollard Bible is an early Middle English translation of the Scriptures linked to the Lollard reform movement, notable for promoting vernacular access to the Bible in late medieval England.
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D.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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E.
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.
- 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: Cranmer Bible Target entity description: The Cranmer Bible is the 1539 English translation of the Bible authorized under Henry VIII, notable as the first officially sanctioned English Bible for use in the Church of England.
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A.
Bishops' Bible
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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B.
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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C.
Lollard Bible
The Lollard Bible is an early Middle English translation of the Scriptures linked to the Lollard reform movement, notable for promoting vernacular access to the Bible in late medieval England.
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D.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible
ⓘ
English Bible translation ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitchurch Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Cranmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| commissionedUnder | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
New Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1539 ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Tudor period ⓘ |
| format | large folio ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish English as language of scripture in England ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Anglican liturgy
ⓘ
later English Bible translations ⓘ |
| intendedUse | display in parish churches ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRequirement | ordered to be set up in every parish church in England ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authorized version for Church of England ⓘ |
| medium | printed book ⓘ |
| monarchDuringPublication | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Cranmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first officially sanctioned English Bible for use in the Church of England ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | authorized English Bible of the Henrician Reformation ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Coverdale Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyndale Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printedBy |
Edward Whitchurch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printingLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1539 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleOfThomasCranmer | Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Christian Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Bible translation into English ⓘ |
| successor |
Bishops' Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King James Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Protestant ⓘ |
| use |
liturgical use
ⓘ
public worship ⓘ reading in churches ⓘ |
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