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Matthew Bible (1537)

Type Object Region England Time 1537

English complete Bible printed in 1537 amid the English Reformation, nominally credited to 'Thomas Matthew' but compiled by John Rogers using William…

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  1. c. 1536–1537Antwerp · BrabantRogers combined Tyndale's New Testament and parts of the Old Testament with passages missing from Coverdale's version, sending it to press under the pseudonym 'Thomas Matthew' to avoid political and copyright risks.
  2. 1537England · EnglandThe 1537 edition received a royal license promoted by Thomas Cromwell, becoming the first English complete Bible that could be openly sold in England during the Reformation, greatly advancing vernacular Bible reading.

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