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Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles (1488 – 20 January 1569), was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553).
Miles Coverdale was the bishop of Exeter, Eng., who translated (rather freely; he was inexpert in Latin and Greek) the first printed English Bible. Ordained a priest (1514) at Norwich, Coverdale became an Augustinian friar at Cambridge, where, influenced by his prior, Robert Barnes, he absorbed.
This article from the Bible Manuscript Society provides the history and background of Myles (Miles) Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible into English.
Biblical literature - Translation, Coverdale, Bible: A change in atmosphere in England found expression in a translation that, for all its great significance, turned out to be a retrograde step in the manner of its execution, although it proved to be a vindication of Tyndale’s work.
Mar 14, 2024 · The human instrument that the Lord used was a humble man named Myles Coverdale. Myles Coverdale was born in 1488 in Yorkshire. After completing his studies at Cambridge, Coverdale was ordained as a priest and became an Austin friar, a scholastic order marked by black robes and hoods.
The Coverdale Bible, compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535, was the first complete Modern English translation of the Bible (not just the Old, or New Testament), and the first complete printed translation into English (cf. Wycliffe's Bible in manuscript).
Feb 21, 2024 · Myles Coverdale (first name also spelt Miles; 1488 – 20 January 1569), was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553). In 1535, Coverdale produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English.
