What is the oldest Bible version?
“What is the oldest Bible version?” becomes a logical question today if you’re trying to purchase a Bible. The choices of Bibles confronting today’s reader are overwhelming. So what exactly distinguishes one version from another? Primarily, the difference lies in the language in which the text was written. The Bible in one form or another can be found in scores of languages, including ancient languages. In fact, the Bible was originally written and preserved in two ancient texts. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, and the New Testament written entirely in Greek. The oldest printed translation of the Bible into the English language dates back nearly five hundred years, when in 1524 William Tyndale first printed the New Testament.
