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BIBLE TRANSLATION HISTORY • 1864

H. T. Anderson New Testament Anderson

Translation familyAmerican Restoration-era
ApproachFresh translation from Greek
Status hereHistorical full text in Classic Library
Rightspublic domain

Who made it?

Henry Tompkins Anderson.

Why was it made?

Anderson stated that he wanted a translation rather than a revision tied to an earlier English version.

How did it develop?

Published in 1864, Anderson’s New Testament reflects a nineteenth-century effort to translate directly from Greek into then-current English.

What source texts did it use?

Greek New Testament

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Sources & publisher/history references

https://www.crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/packages/rawzip/Anderson.zip