1516 Erasmus Greek-Latin Parallel New Testament: First Edition
An influential and very early work. We are not aware of any
other copies for sale in the world. This edition was used by
Tyndale to translate the New Testament into the English language
for the first time. It was also used by Luther to translate the
New Testament into the German language for the first time. Most
scholars consider the 1516 Erasmus Parallel New Testament, in
either the 1516 or the 1519 printing, to be one of the top ten
most important books ever printed. ERASMUS, Desiderius, ed.
Latin and Greek New Testament Basle: Johann Frobern: 1516 This
is the first edition of this work, which was dedicated to Pope
Leo X, whose courteous reply was printed in later editions of
the book; nevertheless the publication was a great impetus to
the Reformation and Luther's German New Testament was done from
the second edition; Erasmus' own new Latin translation, printed
parallel to the Greek Text, is different from the Vulgate, which
papal authority sub