Bible Version Debate
There have been various debates concerning the proper medium and translation of the Bible since the first translations of the Hebrew Bible (Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Aramaic) into Greek (see Septuagint) and Aramaic (see Targum). Until the late Middle Ages the Western Church used the Latin Vulgate almost entirely while the Eastern Church centered in Constantinople mostly used the Greek Byzantine text, but from the 14th century there were increasing numbers of vernacular translations into various languages. With the arrival of printing these increased enormously. The English King James Version or "Authorized Version", published in 1611, has been one of the most discussed versions in English.
Read more about Bible Version Debate: The First King James Version Debate, Types of Translation, Source Text, Unknown Word Meanings, Gender Controversies, King James Version Defenders, Sacred Name Translations, Non-traditional Translations
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