Charles XII Bible

The Charles XII Bible was a Bible translation into Swedish, instigated by King Charles XI in 1686 to produce an updated and modernised version of the old translation from 1541, which was known as the Gustav Vasa Bible. Charles XI died before the work was finished, and the new Bible translation was named for his son, King Charles XII. The translation was completed in 1703.^[1][2]

In 1618, during the reign of Gustav II Adolf, a revised version of the Gustav Vasa Bible was published, and the Charles XII Bible was a modernised version of this Bible, including corrections and revised spellings.^[3] It remained the official Swedish Bible translation until 1917, and it was used in readings and sermons in the Church of Sweden.

References

1. ^ Åberg (1958), pp. 157–166
2. ^ Rystad (2003) pp.345–357
3. ^ Karl XII:s bibel article in Nationalencyclopedien

Further reading

• Åberg, Alf. 1958. Karl XI. Wahlström & Widstrand (reprinted by ScandBook, Falun 1994, ISBN 9146166238)
• Bengtsson B. 1953. Tillkomsten av Carl XII:s Biblia. Stockholm: Lagerströms förlag.
• "Charles XII Bible." Encyclopædia Britannica.
• Rystad, Göran. 2001 Karl XI / En biografi. Falun: AiT Falun AB. ISBN 918944227-X

External links

• Swedish Carl XII:s Biblia 1873 Edition PDF's