His work was interrupted after completing just the first 21 chapters of Matthew and was forced to flee persecution to Worms, Germany.

1525 AD: William Tyndale begins printing the New Testament at Cologne, Germany.

1522 AD: Martin Luther produces his German New Testament.

1516 AD: Desiderius Erasmus produces a Greek/Latin Parallel New Testament.

The first book ever printed is Gutenberg’s Bible in Latin. Books may now be mass-produced instead of individually hand-written.

1455 AD: Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press and utilizes movable type.

1384 AD: John Wycliffe, The Morning Star of the Reformation, is the first person to produce a manuscript copy of the complete Bible all 80 Books.

995 AD: Anglo-Saxon, early roots of the English language, translations of the New Testament were produced.

600 AD: Latin was the only language allowed for Scripture.

500 AD: The Scriptures have been translated into over 500 languages.

382 AD: Jerome’s Latin Vulgate- The manuscripts were produced which contain All 80 Books (39 Old Test.

315 AD: Athenasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, identifies the 27 Books of the New Testament which are today recognized as the canon of scripture.

1st Century AD: The completion of all original Greek manuscripts which make up the 27 Books of the New Testament.

200 BC: The completion of the Septuagint Greek manuscripts which contain the 39 Old Testament Books and the 14 Apocryphal Books.500 BC: The completion of all original Hebrew manuscripts which make up the 39 Books of the Old Testament.1,400 BC: The first written Word of God: The Ten Commandments were delivered to Moses.

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