Whaa? This topic is getting stranger and stranger!! Seems like the Bible was codified in the 390s and "development" shoulda stopped by and at that time. And what exactly is "the history of the development of the Bible" anyway?
Sorry, bad use of terms. What I meant was that the history of how the present day Bible has come down to us is taught. (ie: the different versions, especially the English language versions)
We all know that nothing should have been added or taken away from the original texts.
When you say "codified" do you mean "put into chapter and verse"? Or do you men "cannonized"?