To celebrate our NEW How We Got the Bible Series, we’re also celebrating the birthdays of the folks that God has used to get the Bible to where it is today! Martin Luther b. Nov. 10 1483 Martin Luther, a German priest, friar, and theologian, was a pivotal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Known for … Continue Reading
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Bible History Birthdays: Erasmus!
To celebrate our NEW How We Got the Bible Series, we’re also celebrating the birthdays of the folks that God has used to get the Bible to where it is today! Desiderius Erasmus b. Oct. 27 1466 Erasmus, a priest and Greek scholar, published a new Greek edition and more accurate Latin translation of the … Continue Reading
Bible History Birthday!: John Calvin
To celebrate our NEW How We Got the Bible Series, we’re also celebrating the birthdays of the folks that God has used to get the Bible to where it is today! John Calvin b. July 10, 1509 John Calvin, a French theologian and pastor, fled the University of Paris for Switzerland when his speech on … Continue Reading
Bible History Birthdays: John Wesley!
To celebrate our NEW How We Got the Bible Series, we’re also celebrating the birthdays of the folks that have influenced Christian history! John Wesley b. June 28, 1703 John Wesley was an Anglican clergyman and theologian who, with the help of several others, laid the foundations for what is today evangelical Methodism. Oxford educated, … Continue Reading
Bible History Birthdays: King James I
To celebrate our NEW How We Got the Bible Series, we’re also celebrating the birthdays of the folks that God has used to get the Bible to where it is today! King James I of England b. June 19, 1566 King James I of England commissioned 54 scholars to undertake a new Bible translation (we’ll … Continue Reading