Miniature Bible
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The Miniature Bible is a German
translation of the Bible by Franz Eugen Schlachter
, who was strongly opposed to the Lutheran
and Zurich Bible
s. It was the starting point for Eugen's later Schlachter Bible.
This article incorporates text from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 19 December 2005
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
translation of the Bible by Franz Eugen Schlachter
Franz Eugen Schlachter
Franz Eugen Schlachter was a revivalist preacher, classical scholar and the translator of the Schlachter Bible....
, who was strongly opposed to the Lutheran
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
and Zurich Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
s. It was the starting point for Eugen's later Schlachter Bible.
This article incorporates text from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 19 December 2005