1. Part III: From Erasmus to Tyndale and Luther The Gutenberg Bible, 1453-56, and the Greek Text of Erasmus, 1516. The Translation of William Tyndale, 1484- 1536, and forward, the Bible in English. The Translation of Martin Luther, 1483- 1546, and forward, the Bible in German.

2. Gutenberg Press, Mainz, Germany Johannes Gutenberg ca. 1400-1468 Moveable Type, ca. 1450

3. Mainz, Germany Gutenberg Town Centre Museum Area

4. Gutenberg Bible, 1st Printed Bible, Latin Vulgate, 1456

5. Erasmus Greek Text of N.T., 1516 Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam 1466-1536

6. William Tyndale, 1484-1536 Tyndale Gutenberg Luther Erasmus Wycliffe

7. Tyndale: First Printed English New Testament, 1525 Translated from the Greek N.T.

8. Tyndale Sites Tyndale Monument North Nibley Village St. Adeline’s Church John Walsh home, Little Sodbury Village

9. Tyndale Martyred, 1536 Vilvorde, Belgium Prisoner at Vilvorde Castle

10. Tyndale’s Prayer Answered: “Lord, Open the King of England’s Eyes” Coverdale’s Bible, 1535 Matthew’s Bible, 1537 Taverner’s Bible, 1539 THE GREAT BIBLE, 1539 Appointed to be Read in Churches, By Order of King Henry VIII

11. The Geneva Bible, 1560, the “Breeches Bible” Gen. 3:7 GENEVA BIBLE 1560 Loved by the English-SpeakingPeople The Bible of the English Family, of Shakespeare, of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, brought to Plymouth on the Mayflower: Went through some 140 Editions in N.T. or the whole Bible.

12. Reaction from the Bishops: Anglican and Roman Catholic ANGLICAN: Bishops’ Bible, 1568 ROMAN CATHOLIC: Rheims - Douai Bible N.T. 1582 O.T. 1609-10

13. Hampton Court Palace KJV Convocation, 1604 James VI, I r. 1603-1625 Richard Bancroft 1544-1610 Archbishop of Canterbury

14. King James I, 1603-1625 John Knox, et. al., Geneva Bible, 1560, the step between Tyndale’s and the KJV 1611 KJV

15. Martin Luther’s German Translation, 1522-30

16. Wittenberg, Germany City Church Castle Church The 95 Theses

17. Eisenach, Wartburg Castle, Luther’s Hiding Place The Castle Luther Statue Luther’s Study

18. “Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Matthew 24:35 “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25; Isaiah. 40:8