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Who invented the first printed Bible?

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The first printed Bible was published by Johannes Gutenberg, about 1452. Gutenberg did not invent The Bible, of course, he invented a practical system of casting and setting moveable type that made it possible for him to print it.

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When was the Bible first printed?

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What printed the Bible in the renaissance era?

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