History of Bible Translation

INTO what language did the Septuagint translate the Old Testament?

• Hebrew

• Greek

• English

• German

Into what language did St. Jerome translate the entire Bible? His translation is called The Vulgate.

• Latin

• Greek

• Hebrew

• English

• French

Into what language did St. Jerome translate the entire Bible? His translation is called The Vulgate.

• Latin

• English

• Greek

• Hebrew

• French

Why wasn't Wycliffe's translation of the Bible readily available to most people?

• He died.

• He never finished it.

• The printing press hadn't been invented yet.

• It was banned all around the world.

Whose GERMAN translation of the Bible was widely distributed?

• Saint Jerome

• John Wycliffe

• William Tyndale

• Martin Luther

In what year was the King James Version of the Bible published?

• 1611

• 1384

• 1534

• 1776

Who was the father of modern missions, who also translated the entire Bible into three different languages in India?

• Martin Luther

• Saint Jerome

• William Carey

• Benjamin Franklin

True or False: The Bible has now been translated to every known language of the world. That means that every person in the world can now read the Bible in his or her own language!

• True

• False

What can you do now to help to spread the Word of God around the world?