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Reina-Valera , published in 1569 and nicknamed the Bible of the Bear, was the first complete edition of the Bible in the Spanish language , published in Basel, Switzerland .1Its translator was Casiodoro de Reina, an Independent Protestant . This Bible, as central to the perception of the scriptures in Spanish as the King James Version in English, has undergone numerous revisions, the first of which took place in 1602 under the editorial eye of Cipriano de Valera. This edition was printed in Amsterdam . Next was the revision of 1862 , followed by revisions in 1909 , and 1960 .2The same movement which promotes the use of the King James Bible in English over all other editions promotes the use of the Reina-Valera 1960 with respect to Spanish.3
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Bible's title-page traced to the Bavarian printer Mattias Apiarius, "the bee-keeper".Note the emblem of a bear tasting honey.The Reina-Valera is a Spanish translation of the Bible , first published in 1569 in Basel , Switzerland and nicknamed the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bible of the Bear ).It was not the first complete Bible in Spanish; several others, most notably the Alfonsina Bible , were published in previous centuries.Its principal translator was Casiodoro de Reina , an independent evangelic theologian but a manuscript found at the Bodleian Library gives further evidence of the fact that the Spanish Bible was a community project.This translation was based on the Hebrew Masoretic Text (Bomberg's Edition, 1525) and the Greek Textus Receptus (Stephanus' Edition, 1550).As secondary sources Reina was aided by the Ferrara Bible for the Old Testament and the Latin Edition of Santes Pagnino throughout.The 1569 version included the deuterocanonical books in the Old Testament. This Bible, as central to the perception of the scriptures by Protestants in Spanish as the King James Version in English, has undergone numerous revisions, the first of which took place in 1602 under the editorial eye of Cipriano de Valera . This edition was printed in Amsterdam . The 1602 revision moved the deuterocanonical books to a section between the Old and New Testaments called the Apocrypha.Next was the revision of 1862, followed by other important revisions in 1909, 1960 and 1995.Modern editions often omit the Apocrypha.The 1909 edition is essentially the equivalent of the English King James Version , while the 1960 edition is the equivalent of the English New International Version .Both versions are therefore still in print.Since the 1960 revision was released, there has been much debate among conservative Christian groups which use the Reina-Valera Bible.However, the 1960 revision became the common Bible of many millions of Spanish-speaking Christians around the world, surpassing the 1909 in its reception.Almost all Hispanic Fundamentalists use it, despite further attempts to revise it.Another Revision of the Valera Bible was made in 1865 by Dr. Ángel H. de Mora of Spain and subsequently printed by the American Bible Society .The ABS continued to reprint this Valera edition until the 1950s.It was then reprinted again in the year 2000 by Local Church Bible Publishers of Lansing, Michigan and also the Valera Bible Society of Miami, Florida.The Reina-Valera-Gomez Bible, done in Matamoros, Mexico.The Trinitarian Bible Society is working on a revision of the Valera 1909 at this time.In September 2009 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published their first official Spanish edition of the Bible based on the 1909 Reina-Valera edition, with "a very conservative update of outdated grammar and vocabulary".The Reina-Valera Bible: From Dream to Reality A facsimile edition was produced by the Spanish Bible Society in 1992.] Anderson, S.
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The Reina-Valera is a Spanish translation of the Bible originally published in 1602 when Cipriano de Valera revised the earlier translation produced in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina known as the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bible of the Bear ) because the illustration on the title page showed a bear trying to reach a container of honeycombs hanging from a tree.Since that date it has undergone various revisions notably those of 1909, 1960 and 1995 and more recently in 2011.The Reina-Valera Bible is as central to the perception of the scriptures by Protestants in Spanish as the Geneva Bible and the King James Version in English.
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The Reina–Valera is a Spanish translation of the Bible originally published in 1602 until United Bible Societies in 1909 revised the earlier translation produced in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina .This translation was known as the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bear Bible ) because the illustration on the title page showed a bear trying to reach a container of honeycombs hanging from a tree.Since that date, it has undergone various revisions notably those of 1602, 1862, 1909, 1960, 1977, 1995, and more recently in 2011.
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Spanish translation of the Bible The Reina–Valera is a Spanish translation of the Bible originally published in 1602 until United Bible Societies in 1909 revised the earlier translation produced in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina . . This translation was known as the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bear Bible ) because the illustration on the title page showed a bear trying to reach a container of honeycombs hanging from a tree. Since that date, it has undergone various revisions notably those of 1602, 1862, 1909, 1960, 1977, 1995, and more recently in 2011.
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Spanish translation of the Bible The Reina–Valera is a Spanish translation of the Bible originally published in 1602 when Cipriano de Valera revised an earlier translation produced in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina . This translation was known as the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bear Bible ) because the illustration on the title page showed a bear trying to reach a container of honeycombs hanging from a tree. Since that date, it has undergone various revisions, notably those of 1865, 1909, 1960, 1977, 1995, 2004, 2011, and 2015.
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