Openai/690f6421-7158-8006-97d9-597d739cc5c7: Difference between revisions

(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)

Line 2:

''This conversation was exported from ChatGPT''<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible editions by year|url=https://chatgpt.com/share/690f6421-7158-8006-97d9-597d739cc5c7|publisher=ChatGPT|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref>

''This conversation was exported from ChatGPT''<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible editions by year|url=https://chatgpt.com/share/690f6421-7158-8006-97d9-597d739cc5c7|publisher=ChatGPT|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref>

== gpt-5 ==

Line 30:

* So yes — those years are meaningful as major releases of certain versions; but they are not universal across all translations.

==== - Translators often revise or produce new editions when new manuscript evidence becomes available, when language usage changes, or when translation philosophy shifts (literal vs dynamic equivalence). St George's Church<ref>{{cite web|title=St George's Church|url=https://www.stgeorges.church/2004/02f05.htm|publisher=St George's Church|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref> ====

==== - Translators often revise or produce new editions when new manuscript evidence becomes available, when language usage changes, or when translation philosophy shifts (literal vs dynamic equivalence). St George's Church<ref>{{cite web|title=St George's Church|url=https://www.stgeorges.church/2004/02f05.htm|publisher=St George's Church|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref> ====

* There are many more editions than those listed above (including Catholic editions, study Bibles, versions in other languages). The bibliography “Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible (1525-1961)” is a useful reference. Internet Archive<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo0000herb|publisher=Internet Archive|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref>

* There are many more editions than those listed above (including Catholic editions, study Bibles, versions in other languages). The bibliography “Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible (1525-1961)” is a useful reference. Internet Archive<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo0000herb|publisher=Internet Archive|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref>

* The term “edition” can mean: a new translation, a revision of wording, or simply a new printing. So the changes can be large (new translation) or small (updates).

* For example, the Greek text behind the translations also gets revised (e.g., the Greek New Testament “Novum Testamentum Graece” editions) and that influences English editions. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref>

* For example, the Greek text behind the translations also gets revised (e.g., the Greek New Testament “Novum Testamentum Graece” editions) and that influences English editions. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref>

If you like, I can compile a more complete table of major English-Bible translations (say 1500 to present) with their year, editors, and distinguishing features — would that be helpful?

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 {{DISPLAYTITLE:Bible editions by year}}
-''This conversation was exported from ChatGPT''<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible editions by year|url=https://chatgpt.com/share/690f6421-7158-8006-97d9-597d739cc5c7|publisher=ChatGPT|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref>
+''This conversation was exported from ChatGPT''<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible editions by year|url=https://chatgpt.com/share/690f6421-7158-8006-97d9-597d739cc5c7|publisher=ChatGPT|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref>
 == gpt-5 ==
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 * So yes — those years are meaningful as major releases of certain versions; but they are not universal across all translations.
-==== - Translators often revise or produce new editions when new manuscript evidence becomes available, when language usage changes, or when translation philosophy shifts (literal vs dynamic equivalence). St George's Church<ref>{{cite web|title=St George's Church|url=https://www.stgeorges.church/2004/02f05.htm|publisher=St George's Church|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref> ====
+==== - Translators often revise or produce new editions when new manuscript evidence becomes available, when language usage changes, or when translation philosophy shifts (literal vs dynamic equivalence). St George's Church<ref>{{cite web|title=St George's Church|url=https://www.stgeorges.church/2004/02f05.htm|publisher=St George's Church|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref> ====
-* There are many more editions than those listed above (including Catholic editions, study Bibles, versions in other languages). The bibliography “Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible (1525-1961)” is a useful reference. Internet Archive<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo0000herb|publisher=Internet Archive|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref>
+* There are many more editions than those listed above (including Catholic editions, study Bibles, versions in other languages). The bibliography “Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible (1525-1961)” is a useful reference. Internet Archive<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo0000herb|publisher=Internet Archive|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref>
 * The term “edition” can mean: a new translation, a revision of wording, or simply a new printing. So the changes can be large (new translation) or small (updates).
-* For example, the Greek text behind the translations also gets revised (e.g., the Greek New Testament “Novum Testamentum Graece” editions) and that influences English editions. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref>
+* For example, the Greek text behind the translations also gets revised (e.g., the Greek New Testament “Novum Testamentum Graece” editions) and that influences English editions. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref>
 If you like, I can compile a more complete table of major English-Bible translations (say 1500 to present) with their year, editors, and distinguishing features — would that be helpful?