History Of Bible Translation

Septuagint was written in 285 -246 BC, this is a Koine Greek translation of the Old Testament.

Vulgate was written in 382 -405 by Jerome, this is a Latin translation of Bible.

First English translation was done by Wycliffe in 1384.

After a partial attempt by Tyndale, King James Version was published in 1611. This is a work by 47 scholars. -Paraphrase Rate 2%

Following list is a modern translation.

American Standard Version 1901 -Paraphrase Rate 3%

New American Standard Bible 1963,1970 -Paraphrase Rate 7%

Good News Bible 1966,1976 -Paraphrase Rate 20%

New American Bible 1970 -Paraphrase Rate 14%

New International Version 1973,1978 -Paraphrase Rate 10%+

English Standard Version 2001 -Paraphrase Rate 10%-