1229 - Council of Toulouse strictly forbids and prohibits lay people from owning a Bible. 1205 - Stephen Langton, theology professor and later Archbishop of Canterbury, creates the first chapter divisions in the books of the Bible. 995-1010 - Aelfric, an English abbot, translates parts of Scripture into Old English. 950 - The Lindisfarne Gospels manuscript is translated into Old English. 865 - Saints Cyril and Methodius begin translating the Bible into Old Church Slavonic. 775 - The Book of Kells, a richly decorated manuscript containing the Gospels and other writings, is completed by Celtic monks in Ireland. 735 - Bede, English historian and monk, translates the Gospels into Anglo Saxon. 680 - Caedmon, English poet and monk, renders Bible books and stories into Anglo Saxon poetry and song. 600 - The Roman Catholic Church declares Latin as the only language for Scripture. Some consider the Armenian to be the most beautiful and accurate of all ancient translations. 500 - By now the Scriptures have been translated into multiple languages, not limited to but including an Egyptian version (Codex Alexandrinus), a Coptic version, an Ethiopic translation, a Gothic version (Codex Argenteus), and an Armenian version. It includes the 39 Old Testament books, 27 New Testament books, and 14 Apocrypha books. 390-405 - Saint Jerome translates the Hebrew Bible into Latin and completes the Latin Vulgate manuscript. 397 - Third Synod of Carthage approves the New Testament canon (27 books). This translation becomes part of the Latin Vulgate manuscript. 382-384 - Saint Jerome translates the New Testament from original Greek into Latin.

367 - Athanasius of Alexandria identifies the complete New Testament canon (27 books) for the first time. It is eventually kept in the Vatican Library in Rome.

312 - Codex Vaticanus is possibly among the original 50 copies of the Bible ordered by Emperor Constantine. 305-310 - Lucian of Antioch's Greek New Testament text becomes the basis for the Textus Receptus. 240 - Origen compiles the Hexapla, a six-columned parallel of Greek and Hebrew texts. 200 - The Jewish Mishnah, the Oral Torah, is first recorded. 140-150 - Marcion of Sinope's heretical 'New Testament' prompted Orthodox Christians to establish a New Testament canon. 45–100 - Original 27 books of the Greek New Testament are written.

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