BIBLE TRANSLATION HISTORY • 1582 NT; 1609–1610 OT
Douay–Rheims Bible DRB
Who made it?
English Catholic scholars at Douai and Rheims; Gregory Martin was the principal translator.
Why was it made?
To provide an English Catholic Bible during the Reformation era.
How did it develop?
The New Testament appeared at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament at Douai in 1609–1610. Bishop Richard Challoner substantially revised its English in the eighteenth century.
What source texts did it use?
Latin Vulgate, with attention to Hebrew and Greek
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