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Douay Bible  n.  (Written also Doway Bible. Called also the Rheims and Douay version)  A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New Testament portion was published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the Old Testament at Douai, A. D. 1609-10. Various revised editions have since been published.





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... was made by forty-seven translators, divided into six companies, and laboring on their work three years. The Douay Bible was first translated and published complete in 1609, almost simultaneously with the Bible of King James. It has the disadvantage of having been made from the Latin Vulgate, and not directly from the original Greek and Hebrew, but is a valuable ...
— The New Testament • Various


Words linked to "Douay Bible" :   Christian Bible, Word of God, word, Good Book, Rheims-Douay Bible, book, scripture, bible, Holy Writ, Douay-Rheims Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Rheims-Douay Version, Holy Scripture


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