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Complutensian Polyglot Bible

1514–1517 · 16th century

The Complutensian Polyglot Bible was the first printed polyglot edition of the whole Bible, prepared at the University of Alcalá, Latin Complutum, under the patronage of Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros. Printed in six volumes between 1514 and 1517 and issued in the early 1520s, it set the Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin texts side by side.

Complutensian Polyglot Bible
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Complutensian Polyglot Bible. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/complutensian-polyglot-bible
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“Complutensian Polyglot Bible.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/complutensian-polyglot-bible. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Complutensian Polyglot Bible.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/complutensian-polyglot-bible.
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