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**List: Swedish Ministry

Bible (Biblia, Bibeln, Bibel )
Swedish...
"Swedish is spoken by nearly 7.5 million inhabitants of
Sweden, and by communities in Finland and Estonia.   Nearly 1
million Swedish speakers live in America and Canada.   The
‘Svealanders’ are recorded as early as the first century (the
Suiones of Tacitus).   Later, associated with their linguistic kins-
men, the Danes and Norwegians, they were renowned and
feared as the Vikings, or Norsemen.

[Romanism] was introduced during the 9th century by Saint
Ansgar
, but its triumph over paganism was not assured till the
early 12th century.   The existence of early translations of the
Scriptures into Swedish is attested by extent fragments of
numerous medieval versions.   The first translation of the Bible
into Swedish was commissioned by King Gustavus Vasa in 1525,
but this version was never printed, although a few Books are
known to have been translated.   Nevertheless, the first published
Bible in Swedish is known as ‘Gustavus Vasa’s Bible’, because
the Bible of Laurentius Petri enjoyed his royal patronage and
assistance with the costs of printing.   Although revised several
times, this first Swedish Bible remains substantially the standard
Swedish Bible of today."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
Anskar was a RC mystic.]

"1526 New Testament Royal Press, Stockholm
Translated, according to tradition, by Olaus Petri, a follower of
Luther, who had worked with Gustavus Vasa to effect the Reformation
in Sweden.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"by Laurentius Andreas," a priest per S. Bagster]

"1536 Psalms   Proverbs   Stockholm
1540-1541 Bible [Georg] Richolff, Uppsala
The first Swedish Bible, known as ‘Gustavus Vasa’s Bible’, translated
by Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, and his brother Olaus,
with the assistance of eminent Swedish clergy and scholars.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
GUSTAVUS VASA’S BIBLE   "1541" Mark 1:2 correct. (Propheterna = Prophets).]

SWEDISH   The first Swedish Bible, 1541--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Gothic characters   n.d. John 3:16-21 probably correct.]

"1560 Psalms Stockholm
A revision of the Gustavus Vasa Bible text, by L. Petri.   A few other
O.T. Books appeared between 1561 and 1568; they probably
represent a private attempt to revise the whole Bible.   In 1600 another
revision was begun at the command of Charles IX.   However, aside
from reprinting L. Petri’s revised Books
(published in Stockholm,
1602-1613
), no action was taken."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1617-1618 Bible [Oloff] Oloffson, Stockholm
A revision known as the ‘Gustavus Adolphus Bible’.   In 1615
Gustavus II
(Adolphus) directed that a commission be set up, under
Johannes Rudbeckius, to revise the standard text.   However, in the end,
the 1540-1541 text was simply reprinted, with emendations in format,
orthographic changes, and verse numbers.   In 1646 this Bible was re-
printed by H. Keyser, Stockholm, under the patronage of Queen
Christina.   It was often reprinted during the 17th century.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1702-1703 Bible Keyser, Stockholm
A revision known as ‘Charles XII’s Bible’.   It was begun by Charles
XI, but work progressed so slowly that in 1698 the idea of a complete
recension was abandoned, and Eric Benzelius was appointed to prepare
a corrected text, with every church in Sweden contributing toward the
expenses of this edition and receiving a copy.   It remained the standard
text for more than 200 years, although several revisions were prepared
by various Royal Commissions, with varying success.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
CARL XII BIBLIA (BFBS printed edition from 1873 and re- print from 1976).
Mark 1:2; Acts 8:37; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 5:7 all correct.]

       "First BFBS edition: New Testament, Swedish Evangelical Society
    (aided by BFBS), Stockholm, 1810; New Testament, BFBS, London,
    1827; Bible, 1828.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1835 New Testament Örebro
Translated by J. H. Thomander."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

       "First ABS edition: New Testament (with Eng-
    lish
    ), 1850;
    Bible, 1874.   First edition in roman characters: Bible
    BFBS, 1847.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1858-1865 Bible Berling, Lund
Translated by H. M. Melin."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1863 New Testament Swedish National Evangelical Society,
Stockholm
Translated by P. M. Elmblad, A. P. Falk, and G. S. Löwenhielm.   A
revision appeared in 1896.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1871-1899 Job-Malachi   New Testament   Stockholm
Translated by O. F. Myrberg."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

SWEDISH--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Modern Gothic characters   "1874" John 3:16-21 unknown.]

SWEDISH--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: Gothic Character   "1878" Mark 1:2 correct (Propheterna = Prophets).]

"1904 Bible Norstedt & Söner, Stockholm
A revision of the N.T., to bring it into conformity with the 1893-1898
revised O.T., prepared by the Royal Commission.   The text was also
printed by the Swedish BS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1904 New Testament   Psalms   Norman & Palmquist,
Stockholm
Translated by P. Waldenström.   The N.T. was published in instal-
ments between 1883 and 1894.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1964 Gospels   1965 Acts- Revelation   Stockholm
Translated by David Hedegård.   The first new translation of the N.T.
since 1917.   Portions had been published 1956-1960 in
För biblisk tro."
---1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

**File: Swedish Bible History (3)--1860   S. Bagster   [Info only]

**File: Swedish Critical Text History

"Nya Testamentet ... (Stockholm, S. Runstedt, 1835)"   [Info only: ?]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006500706

"Nya Testamentet : med Stäende stilar ; påföranstaltande af Swenska Bibelsällskapet. (Stockholm : Tryckt hos Samuel Rumstedt, 1841)"   [Info only: Swedish BS.]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009735758

"Gamla Testamentet. Med stående stilar. Påföranstaltande af swenska Bibel-sällskapet... (Stockholm, S. Rumstedt, 1845)"   [Info only: Swedish BS.]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001928190

"Nya Testamentet. (Stockholm, Trycktpå Brittiska och utländska Bibel-sällskapets bekostnad hos S. Rumstedt, 1866)"   [Info only: BFBS.]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006511409

"Nua Testamentet. (Stockholm, S. Rumstedt, 1870)"   [Info only: ?]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001937022

"Nya testamentet. (New York, Amerikanska bibel- sällskapet, 1889)"   [Info only: ABS.]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008917336

"Nya Testamentet och Psaltaren i ofverensstämmelse med den af Bibelkommissionen utgifna normaluppl. (Stockholm : Evang. fosterlands-stiftelsens förlags-expedition, 1902)"   [Info only]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008374743

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