1300 Invention of eyeglasses aids copyingĬ. 735 >Historian Bede translates the GospelsĨ71-899 King Alfred the Great translates the Psalms and 10 Commandmentsĩ50 The 7th-century Lindisfarne Gospels receive English translationĩ55-1020 Aelfric translates various Bible booksĬ. 650 Caedmon, a monk, puts Bible books into verseĬ. 400 Jerome translates the Bible into Latin this “Vulgate” becomes standard of medieval church English Versions From LatinĬ. 305-310 Lucian of Antioch’s Greek New Testament text becomes a foundation for later Biblesģ67 Athanasius’s Festal Letter lists complete New Testament canon (27 books) for the first timeģ97 Council of Carthage establishes orthodox New Testament canon (27 books)Ĭ. 45–85? Books of the Greek New Testament writtenĩ0 and 118 Councils of Jamnia give final affirmation to the Old Testament canon (39 books)ġ40-150 Marcion’s heretical “New Testament” incites orthodox Christians to establish a NT canonģ03-306 Diocletian’s persecution includes confiscating and destroying New Testament ScripturesĬ. The Septuagint, a popular Greek translation of the Old Testament, producedĪ.D. Books of the Hebrew Old Testament writtenĬ.

Timeline of bible books