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When did Desiderius Erasmus publish his first edition of the Greek New Testament?

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Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, shown in dark robes and cap, writing with a quill at a desk, after Quinten Massijs, oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. — Erasmus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus.

Desiderius Erasmus published his first edition of the Greek New Testament in 1516. It was released through the printing press of Johann Froben in Basel.1