<P> The first complete Roman Catholic Bible in English was the Douay -- Rheims Bible , of which the New Testament portion was published in Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament somewhat later in Douay in Gallicant Flanders . The Old Testament was completed by the time the New Testament was published , but due to extenuating circumstances and financial issues was not published until nearly three decades later , in two editions , the first released in 1609 , and the rest of the OT in 1610 . In this version , the seven deuterocanonical books are mingled with the other books , rather than kept separate in an appendix . </P>
<P> The first complete Roman Catholic Bible in English was the Douay -- Rheims Bible , of which the New Testament portion was published in Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament somewhat later in Douay in Gallicant Flanders . The Old Testament was completed by the time the New Testament was published , but due to extenuating circumstances and financial issues was not published until nearly three decades later , in two editions , the first released in 1609 , and the rest of the OT in 1610 . In this version , the seven deuterocanonical books are mingled with the other books , rather than kept separate in an appendix . </P>
when was the bible first published in english
when was the bible first published in english
1582
1582