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Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles (1488 – 20 January 1569), was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553). In 1535, Coverdale produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English.
Myles Coverdale (Yorkshire, 1488 circa – Londra, 20 gennaio 1569) è stato un religioso inglese, vescovo anglicano di Exeter e traduttore biblico, noto per aver tradotto la prima versione della Bibbia in lingua inglese, basandosi principalmente sul lavoro del suo mentore William Tyndale e avvalendosi di versioni latine e tedesche
Miles Coverdale (born 1488?, York, Yorkshire [now in North Yorkshire], Eng.—died Jan. 20, 1569, London) was the bishop of Exeter, Eng., who translated (rather freely; he was inexpert in Latin and Greek) the first printed English Bible.
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Miles Coverdale. A change in atmosphere in England found expression in a translation that, for all its great significance, turned out to be a retrograde step in the manner of its execution, although it proved to be a vindication of Tyndale’s work. On October 4, 1535, the first complete English Bible, the work of Miles Coverdale, came off the ...
The Coverdale Bible, compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535, was the first complete Modern English translation of the Bible (not just the Old, or New Testament), and the first complete printed translation into English (cf. Wycliffe's Bible in manuscript).
Many lives have been lost in bringing it to us. This article from the Bible Manuscript Society provides the history and background of Myles (Miles) Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible into English.
21 feb 2024 · Myles Coverdale (first name also spelt Miles; 1488 – 20 January 1569), was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553). In 1535, Coverdale produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English.
