The Bible of Kralice, also called the Kralice Bible ( cs, Bible kralická), was the first complete translation of the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
from the original languages into
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
. Translated by the
Unity of the Brethren Unity of the Brethren (Latin ''Unitas Fratrum'') may refer to:
*Unity of the Brethren (Czech Republic), the province of the Moravian Church in the Czech Republic
*Unity of the Brethren (Texas), a Protestant church formed in the 1800s by Czech immig ...
and printed in
Kralice nad Oslavou, the first edition had six volumes and was published between 1579 and 1593. The third edition, from 1613, is classic and till this day widely known and used Czech translation. The
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
had been translated from the Greek by
Jan Blahoslav
Jan Blahoslav (20 February 1523 – 24 November 1571) was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator, etymologist, hymnographer, grammarian, music theorist and composer. He was a Unity of the Brethren bishop, and translated the New Testament i ...
and published in 1564.
See also
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Bible translations into Czech
The Czech literature of the Middle Ages is very rich in translations of Biblical books, made from the Vulgate. During the 14th century all parts of the Bible seem to have been translated at different times and by different hands. The oldest tra ...
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Slavic translations of the Bible The history of all Bible translations into Slavic languages begins with Bible translations into Church Slavonic. Other languages include:
East Slavic
Old Belarusian
An effort to produce a version in the vernacular was made by Francysk Skaryna ( ...
External links
Bible of Kralice– electronic version of the first edition (in Czech)
Bible of Kralice– electronic version of the latest edition (in Czech)
Travelling exhibition shows history of Bible in Czech lands– This exhibition includes the Bible of Kralice and a photo shows the Bible.
The Kralice Bible– short history of the edition and the details of its printing, with special attention given to a full 6-volume set preserved at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem.
1579 books
1593 books
1613 books
Kralice Kralice may refer to:
Music
* Kraliçe, an album of Turkish singer Hande Yener
Places in the Czech Republic
*Kralice, a village and part of Chlístovice in the Central Bohemian Region
* Kralice na Hané, a market town in the Olomouc Region
* Kral ...
Czech literature
History of the Moravian Church
16th-century Christian texts
History of Moravia
History of Christianity in the Czech Republic
Czech lands under Habsburg rule
Protestantism in the Czech Republic
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