Description
The 1686 Theodore Beza Latin New Testament is a specific edition of Theodore Beza’s translation of the New Testament into Latin.
Key information about it:
- Translator: Theodore Beza.
- Language: Latin.
- Format: Small, pocket-sized edition (12 x 7 cm).
- Significance:
- Theodore Beza was a prominent French Reformed Protestant theologian and scholar, the successor of John Calvin in Geneva.
- Beza played a vital role in the Reformation.
- His New Testament work was instrumental in shaping both the Geneva Bible and the King James Version.
- His 1598 edition of the Greek New Testament served as a base for the King James translators.
- His most important version of the Textus Receptus (Greek New Testament), which he progressively refined from the Stephanus 1551 edition, was the influential 1598 edition.
- He also published an annotated Latin edition of the New Testament in 1556 and a Greek text in 1565.
In summary, the 1686 Theodore Beza Latin New Testament is a historical and significant piece of biblical translation history, reflecting the impact of Beza’s work during the Protestant Reformation.
Nice book from the 1600’s.
Good condition for 339 years old book.
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