Biography Work of Cipriano Valera and Casiodoro de Reina
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Ministry of Higher Education
Jesus the Most High Night Bible Institute
Barquisimeto, Lara State
Casiodoro de Reina
Y
Cipriano Valera
Anvy Medina de Barreto
Professor: Esterla de Martínez
Barquisimeto, October 29, 2014.
Biography of Casiodoro de Reina and Cipriano Valera
Casiodoro de Reina
Key Aspects
He lived between 1520 and 1594
Born in Montemolin, Spain
Entry into the monastery of San Isidro del Campo in Seville, Spain, but after having
contact with Lutheranism, he converted to Protestant convictions.
He was forced to leave the monastery and flee to Geneva after being pursued by the
Catholic Inquisition. Persecution that was due to its clandestine distribution of
copies of the New Testament; with them fled several trusted friends among
they Cipriano de Valera.
Being in Geneva, I come into conflict with Calvin over the rigidity of the
Calvinist administration. He then left for Frankfurt am Main.
Later, he moved to England, where he began the translation of the Bible into
Spanish, which is her greatest legacy. She could only stay in England for two years after the
which had to flee to Antwerp. It was during his stay in Antwerp that he
The Bear Bible
Return to Frankfurt of Meno, where he was sustained for eight years as a merchant of
he was elected as assistant pastor in 1953, a position he held until his
death in 1594.
Complete the first translation of the entire Bible into Spanish.
Reina accepted and defended the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity, but could not accept
that heretics were killed for their beliefs.
In 1233, King James of Aragon decreed that no one should have in their house, nor much
Rather than reading the Old Testament in the popular form, they could do so in Latin or Greek.
This prohibition extended over the years, but in 1569 the First Bible
complete and printed in Spanish, translated by Casiodoro de Reina and is read today
by millions of people around the world.
Casiodoro is one of the great unknowns, despite his intellectual stature and his
contribution to modern thought is also on par with other figures such as
Calvin or Luther.
Who was also persecuted by the Inquisition and the Spanish authorities, besides
some ultra orthodox Calvinists are one of the greatest attempts to implant the reform
In Spain; it knew how to be tolerant in an intolerant and dogmatic society.
Casiodoro carries out the translation of the Bible at great personal cost, because he not only had to
not only moving from one city to another, but also made great economic sacrifices
to complete the translation, I face opposition from the inquisition, including being
placed their works on the list of banned books to be burned.
The Bible is the absolute translation of Casiodoro de Reina, the revision of Cipriano of
The Valera of 1602 consisted only of adapting the order of the books to the reformist canon.
and in removing or adding marginal notes, especially following the notes of the Bible of
Geneva.
Casiodoro was a great servant of God, who led a life of action, adventure, and danger.
who dedicated a large part of his life to fulfilling his dream of translating the Bible into Spanish.
The word of God could not be imprisoned forever in the barriers of the
languages, when trying to prevent their circulation. For this reason, Casiodoro is known as the
Spanish Luther, as he united all the scattered believers in the evangelical churches,
he also got married, brought his parents to the evangelical faith, translated the Bible into a language
vernacular and I elaborate works against the Inquisition of the Catholic Church.
Cipriano de Valera
Main Aspects
Birth:
Born in Valera la Vieja (Herróbriga), then belonging to the Kingdom of
Seville, in 1532, near Frenegal de la Sierra, now part of Badajoz, Spain,
where Benito Arias Montano was born, whom he met while studying in Sevillethe.
Monastic stage:
With a bachelor's degree, after six years of Philosophy at the University of
Seville entered the monastery of San Isidoro del Campo, where he lived and accepted
the Reformation and went out searching for lands where to live their new faith with Antonio del Corro,
Casiodoro de Reina and others
Pursuit:
In the year 1557, he flees to Geneva together with Casiodoro de Reina and 16 others.
monks to free themselves from the Tribunal of the Inquisition, which ended up burning him in effigy.
by Lutheran
of first class. For a short time he lived in Geneva, before settling down
definitely in London (England) upon ascending to the throne Elizabeth I, to establish herself
there definitely, except for a short period to direct the printing of the
second edition of the Bear Bible in Holland. Had worked on its revision
for twenty years.
Teaching
He taught at Cambridge for a dozen years, having arrived at
Magdalene College conducted supplementary studies under Théodore de Bèze in
Lausanne, and he was granted the necessary degree in Theology. On February 21
de1563se joined the University of Oxford as a Master of Arts.
Marriage: He married and established a family in London in 1563.
Death: The date of his death is not known for certain, but it is believed that he had
place in 1606, in London.
Bible Review:
The work of Valera that has brought him the most fame is his version of the Bear Bible.
by Casiodoro de Reino, which took him 20 years. It was printed in Amsterdam in 1602. At
Valera faithfully follows the translation of Casiodoro de Reina, with very slight changes.
amendments in the language and in the chapter summaries, deleting or adding notes
marginals. The Valera Bible has the peculiarity of placing the books in a separate section.
"apocryphal" that Casiodoro included in the Bear Bible.
Valera named this revision "Bible Bible of Cipriano de Valera," silencing the
name of Casiodoro de Reina on the cover, due, according to some scholars to the
a hostility of more than thirty years that Valera felt towards his former teacher in the convent
Jerónimo de San Isidro del Campo, for having refused Casiodoro to submit his translation.
from the Bible to the censorship of the ecclesiastics of Geneva, cradle of Calvinism that Valera
I was fervently supportive.
